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Solar panels in Crawcrook and Greenside.
Twelve panels here make about 5,900 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Crawcrook and Greenside can generate
PVGIS puts Crawcrook and Greenside at 927 kWh per kWp a year, 1% below our Durham county estimate. 69% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 30.9 |
| February | 49.8 |
| March | 82.1 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 109 |
| July | 115 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 85.9 |
| October | 57 |
| November | 39 |
| December | 27.4 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 927 kWh per kWp in Crawcrook and Greenside against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Crawcrook and Greenside level with it.
How Crawcrook and Greenside compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Crawcrook and Greenside. It is one of 35 Durham towns we track, and it ranks 35th of 35 for solar yield, a town of 7,876 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 927 kWh per kWp a year, 2.54 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £842 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £595 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Crawcrook and Greenside'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.
Crawcrook and Greenside sits within Gateshead, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Crawcrook and Greenside's own coordinates (54.96164, -1.78585), 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.
Connecting solar to the Crawcrook and Greenside network
Crawcrook and Greenside sits in Northern Powergrid's North East England licence area, so Northern Powergrid is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Crawcrook and Greenside
A heat pump in Crawcrook and Greenside
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Crawcrook and Greenside's roofs make 940 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,850 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 Crawcrook and Greenside
A 12-panel roof in Crawcrook and Greenside makes about 770 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds 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 Crawcrook and Greenside
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Crawcrook and Greenside: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Crawcrook and Greenside
What could a roof in Crawcrook and Greenside generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Crawcrook and Greenside at 927 kWh per kWp a year, 2.54 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,900 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Crawcrook and Greenside?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Crawcrook and Greenside differs is output: about 5,900 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Crawcrook and Greenside?
Usually not in advance. Northern Powergrid, the network operator for Crawcrook and Greenside, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Crawcrook and Greenside?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,959 kWh of the 5,900 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Crawcrook and Greenside goes to the grid, around £595 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Crawcrook and Greenside?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Crawcrook and Greenside 27.4 kWh per kWp in December and 30.9 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 170 kWh and 200 kWh in those months, against 770 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Crawcrook and Greenside compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Crawcrook and Greenside compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Crawcrook and Greenside |
|---|---|---|
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 927 | this town |
| Ryton | 930 | +3 kWh |
| Prudhoe | 924 | −3 kWh |
| Blaydon | 934 | +7 kWh |
| Whickham | 950 | +23 kWh |
| Ponteland | 937 | +10 kWh |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 942 | +15 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.
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