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Solar panels in Cudworth and Shafton, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,130 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Cudworth and Shafton can generate
Cudworth and Shafton's best month is May, at 119.2 kWh per kWp; December manages 33.2. Over the year that comes to 964 kWh per kWp, level with our Yorkshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 34.7 |
| February | 52.5 |
| March | 85.5 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 109 |
| September | 88.7 |
| October | 61.1 |
| November | 41.8 |
| December | 33.2 |
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: Cudworth and Shafton makes 964 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Cudworth and Shafton is 4% above it.
How Cudworth and Shafton compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Cudworth and Shafton. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks 38th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 12,673 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 964 kWh per kWp a year, 2.64 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £870 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £623 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Cudworth and Shafton'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.
Cudworth and Shafton sits within Barnsley, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Cudworth and Shafton (53.58147, -1.41254), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Cudworth and Shafton network
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Cudworth and Shafton is Northern Powergrid, which runs the Yorkshire licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, Northern Powergrid only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
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 Cudworth and Shafton
A heat pump in Cudworth and Shafton
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Cudworth and Shafton's roofs make 1,030 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,920 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Cudworth and Shafton
A 12-panel roof in Cudworth and Shafton makes about 760 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Cudworth and Shafton
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Cudworth and Shafton: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Cudworth and Shafton solar questions
What could a roof in Cudworth and Shafton generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Cudworth and Shafton at 964 kWh per kWp a year, 2.64 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,130 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Cudworth and Shafton?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Cudworth and Shafton before a battery. What Cudworth and Shafton changes is the return, about 6,130 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Cudworth and Shafton?
Usually not in advance. Northern Powergrid, the network operator for Cudworth and Shafton, 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Cudworth and Shafton?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Cudworth and Shafton exports about 5,194 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £623; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Cudworth and Shafton?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Cudworth and Shafton 33.2 kWh per kWp in December and 34.7 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh and 220 kWh in those months, against 760 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Cudworth and Shafton compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Cudworth and Shafton.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Cudworth and Shafton |
|---|---|---|
| Cudworth and Shafton | 964 | this town |
| Royston (Barnsley) | 959 | −5 kWh |
| Barnsley | 954 | −10 kWh |
| Hemsworth | 963 | −1 kWh |
| South Kirkby | 960 | −4 kWh |
| Worsbrough | 952 | −12 kWh |
| Wombwell | 957 | −7 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 Cudworth and Shafton: Solar panels in Cudworth and Shafton from OVO Solar & Battery
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