Northumberland
Solar panels in Blyth, designed on a free call.
About 6,230 kWh a year from 12 panels in Blyth, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Blyth, in numbers
Blyth's best month is May, at 127.4 kWh per kWp; December manages 28.9. Over the year that comes to 980 kWh per kWp, 9% above our Northumberland county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.5 |
| February | 52.2 |
| March | 85.7 |
| April | 113 |
| May | 127 |
| June | 117 |
| July | 120 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 91 |
| October | 61.6 |
| November | 41.2 |
| December | 28.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 980, Blyth is 6% above it.
How Blyth compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Blyth is one of 18 Northumberland towns we track, and it ranks 1st of 18 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 41,531 residents, and its roofs see 2.69 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,233 kWh of generation, of which around 5,296 kWh is exported at 12p for £636 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Blyth's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Any planning application in Blyth sits with Northumberland, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is medium town.
The charger is in the installed price but left out of payback: charging savings depend on your mileage and tariff, which the design call models properly.
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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Blyth's own coordinates (55.1227, -1.5241), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
The network operator for Blyth
Northern Powergrid owns and runs the local electricity network in Blyth, as part of its North East England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Blyth
A heat pump in Blyth
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Blyth make about 180 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Blyth comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Blyth
Blyth's May output, about 810 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Blyth
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Blyth as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Blyth solar questions
How much electricity do solar panels make in Blyth?
About 6,230 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Blyth: 980 kWh per kWp, or 2.69 peak sun hours a day on average. May is the strongest month, at about 810 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Blyth?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Blyth, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,230 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Blyth, and what does it need from me?
Northern Powergrid covers Blyth. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
What could I earn from exporting in Blyth?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Blyth sends about 5,296 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £636. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Blyth get in December?
December is the low point: about 180 kWh from a 12-panel system in Blyth, on PVGIS data, rising to 810 kWh in May. From November to February the same system makes about 990 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Blyth compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Blyth.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Blyth |
|---|---|---|
| Blyth | 980 | this town |
| Bedlington | 968 | −12 kWh |
| Cramlington | 952 | −28 kWh |
| Seaton Delaval | 967 | −13 kWh |
| Stakeford | 976 | −4 kWh |
| Ashington | 976 | −4 kWh |
| Whitley Bay | 973 | −7 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Blyth: Solar panels in Blyth from OVO Solar & Battery
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