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Solar panels in Bodmin, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,610 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Bodmin roof makes, month by month
Bodmin's best month is May, at 127.3 kWh per kWp; December manages 32.8. Over the year that comes to 1,039 kWh per kWp, 2% above our Cornwall county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 38.4 |
| February | 57.7 |
| March | 90.6 |
| April | 121 |
| May | 127 |
| June | 125 |
| July | 124 |
| August | 114 |
| September | 97.7 |
| October | 65.2 |
| November | 45.2 |
| December | 32.8 |
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 1,039, Bodmin is 12% above it.
How Bodmin compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Bodmin. It is one of 14 Cornwall towns we track, and it ranks 11th of 14 for solar yield, a town of 17,575 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,039 kWh per kWp a year, 2.85 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £928 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £681 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Bodmin's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Cornwall; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Bodmin as a small 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Bodmin (50.46812, -4.72), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
The network operator for Bodmin
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Bodmin, as part of its South West England licence area.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); NGED, guaranteed standards of performance table, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Bodmin
A heat pump in Bodmin
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Bodmin make about 210 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Bodmin comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Bodmin
Bodmin'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.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
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 Bodmin
If a system in Bodmin is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Bodmin
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Bodmin?
Bodmin averages 2.85 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,039 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,610 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Bodmin?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Bodmin, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,610 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Bodmin, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED). Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Bodmin?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Bodmin sends about 5,671 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £681. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Bodmin in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Bodmin: about 210 kWh from 12 panels, against 810 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Bodmin compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Bodmin.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Bodmin |
|---|---|---|
| Bodmin | 1,039 | this town |
| St Austell | 1,051 | +12 kWh |
| Liskeard | 1,042 | +3 kWh |
| Newquay | 1,054 | +15 kWh |
| Launceston | 995 | −44 kWh |
| Truro | 1,052 | +13 kWh |
| Saltash | 1,065 | +26 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
Also for Bodmin: Solar panels in Bodmin from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
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Read the guide →Three phase and EV charging: what actually changes
Three phase buys 22kW charging. Most cars cannot use it, and load balancing usually solves the real problem.
Read the guide →Do you need to replace your radiators for a heat pump?
Some change, most do not. The room by room arithmetic that decides which.
Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
Identical kit, five times the export income. The tariff decision worked through with August 2026 rates.
Read the guide →Your MCS certificate: what it shows, when it arrives, and how a Smart Export Guarantee supplier uses it
The document your export payments hang on. Who issues it, what it shows, and how to get a copy.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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