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Solar panels in Bridgend, designed on a free call.
A 12-panel roof in Bridgend makes about 6,720 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Sunlight in Bridgend, in numbers
From 32.7 kWh per kWp in December to 134 in May: a roof in Bridgend makes 4.1 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,057 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.5 |
| February | 56.9 |
| March | 92.9 |
| April | 123 |
| May | 134 |
| June | 130 |
| July | 130 |
| August | 114 |
| September | 97.3 |
| October | 65.8 |
| November | 44 |
| December | 32.7 |
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 1,057, Bridgend is 14% above it.
How Bridgend compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Bridgend is one of 32 Glamorgan towns we track, and it ranks 7th of 32 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 53,296 residents, and its roofs see 2.89 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,723 kWh of generation, of which around 5,786 kWh is exported at 12p for £694 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 Bridgend'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.
Bridgend is its own local planning authority area, and its 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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Modelled for Bridgend at 51.50809, -3.5689 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
The network operator for Bridgend
On NESO's licence-area map, Bridgend is in South Wales, which National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) operates. That makes NGED the network operator for any system fitted here.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to NGED within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Bridgend
A heat pump in Bridgend
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Bridgend, a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh in December and 230 kWh in January, a fraction of its 850 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
Grant support in Wales comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Bridgend
Bridgend's May output, about 850 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 Bridgend
If a system in Bridgend is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Bridgend solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Bridgend?
Bridgend averages 2.89 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,057 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,720 kWh, 69% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Bridgend?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Bridgend, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,720 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Bridgend, 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 Bridgend?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Bridgend sends about 5,786 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £694. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Bridgend in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Bridgend: about 210 kWh from 12 panels, against 850 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Bridgend compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Bridgend |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgend | 1,057 | this town |
| Sarn, Tondu and Bryncethin | 1,058 | +1 kWh |
| Pencoed | 1,051 | −6 kWh |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 1,044 | −13 kWh |
| North Cornelly and Kenfig Hill | 1,059 | +2 kWh |
| Porthcawl | 1,059 | +2 kWh |
| Tonyrefail | 991 | −66 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 Bridgend: Solar panels in Bridgend from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Bridgend
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
DNO application timescales, network by network: from a G98 notification to a G99 approval
Fit and notify within 28 days, or wait ten working days to 45 for a yes. System size decides which.
Read the guide →Inside a home battery: capacity, power and losses
Usable capacity, kW output, round trip losses and chemistry, in plain terms.
Read the guide →How solar aware EV charging actually works
The CT clamp, the surplus tracking and the 1.4kW floor that catches people out.
Read the guide →What are the disadvantages of a heat pump? Six honest ones
Six real disadvantages, worth planning around rather than a reason to rule one out.
Read the guide →Choosing a tariff when you have solar, a battery and an EV
Solar, battery and EV want different tariffs. How to work out which one to protect.
Read the guide →HIES explained: what the badge actually protects, and when
What HIES protects: deposits up to 25 percent capped at 5,000 pounds, and your workmanship guarantee.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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