Somerset
Solar panels in Bridgwater, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,660 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Bridgwater, in numbers
Bridgwater's best month is May, at 129.7 kWh per kWp; December manages 34.8. Over the year that comes to 1,047 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Somerset county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 40.5 |
| February | 57.6 |
| March | 93.4 |
| April | 120 |
| May | 130 |
| June | 124 |
| July | 127 |
| August | 111 |
| September | 97.9 |
| October | 66.5 |
| November | 45.6 |
| December | 34.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Against Great Britain as a whole: Bridgwater makes 1,047 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Bridgwater is 13% above it.
How Bridgwater compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Bridgwater is one of 21 Somerset towns we track, and it ranks 4th of 21 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 50,248 residents, and its roofs see 2.87 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,659 kWh of generation, of which around 5,722 kWh is exported at 12p for £687 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Bridgwater's own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Planning applications here go through Somerset; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Bridgwater as a 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 Bridgwater's own coordinates (51.12844, -2.99754), 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.
NGED and your Bridgwater connection
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Bridgwater is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the South West 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 NGED is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Bridgwater
A heat pump in Bridgwater
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Bridgwater, a 12-panel system makes about 220 kWh in December and 260 kWh in January, a fraction of its 820 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Bridgwater
Bridgwater's May output, about 820 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.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Bridgwater
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Bridgwater as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Common questions about solar in Bridgwater
How much electricity do solar panels make in Bridgwater?
About 6,660 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Bridgwater: 1,047 kWh per kWp, or 2.87 peak sun hours a day on average. May is the strongest month, at about 820 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Bridgwater?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Bridgwater, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,660 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Bridgwater, and what does it need from me?
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) covers Bridgwater. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to NGED within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
What could I earn from exporting in Bridgwater?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Bridgwater sends about 5,722 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £687. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Bridgwater get in December?
December is the low point: about 220 kWh from a 12-panel system in Bridgwater, on PVGIS data, rising to 820 kWh in May. From November to February the same system makes about 1,140 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Bridgwater compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Bridgwater compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Bridgwater |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgwater | 1,047 | this town |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 1,049 | +2 kWh |
| Taunton | 1,026 | −21 kWh |
| Street | 1,032 | −15 kWh |
| Glastonbury | 1,033 | −14 kWh |
| Wellington | 1,008 | −39 kWh |
| Weston-super-Mare | 1,053 | +6 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
Also for Bridgwater: Solar panels in Bridgwater from OVO Solar & Battery
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