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Solar panels in Crediton, with the numbers shown.
About 6,490 kWh a year from 12 panels in Crediton, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Crediton's solar year
PVGIS puts Crediton at 1,020 kWh per kWp a year, 4% above our Devon county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39 |
| February | 55.2 |
| March | 89.6 |
| April | 117 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 122 |
| July | 123 |
| August | 111 |
| September | 94.6 |
| October | 64.6 |
| November | 45.6 |
| December | 34 |
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 1,020, Crediton is 10% above it.
How Crediton compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Crediton. It is one of 23 Devon towns we track, and it ranks 20th of 23 for solar yield, a town of 8,199 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,020 kWh per kWp a year, 2.79 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £913 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £666 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Crediton'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.
Mid Devon is the planning authority covering Crediton, which the House of Commons Library classes 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 Crediton (50.79037, -3.6545), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Crediton
Crediton sits in National Grid Electricity Distribution's South West England licence area, so NGED 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 NGED within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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 Crediton
A heat pump in Crediton
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Crediton make about 1,110 kWh, against 3,050 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more 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 Crediton
From April to September, 68% of a Crediton roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 790 kWh in May on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
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.
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 Crediton
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Crediton as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Crediton solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Crediton?
Each kWp of panels in Crediton makes 1,020 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,490 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Crediton?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Crediton before a battery. What Crediton changes is the return, about 6,490 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Crediton need approval from the network operator?
Crediton is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (South West England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Crediton?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Crediton exports about 5,551 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £666; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Crediton in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Crediton roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,110 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Crediton compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Crediton compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Crediton |
|---|---|---|
| Crediton | 1,020 | this town |
| Exeter | 1,060 | +40 kWh |
| Tiverton | 1,017 | −3 kWh |
| Cullompton | 1,026 | +6 kWh |
| Okehampton | 976 | −44 kWh |
| Exmouth | 1,062 | +42 kWh |
| Dawlish | 1,044 | +24 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.
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