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Solar panels in Dawlish, with the numbers shown.
About 6,640 kWh a year from 12 panels in Dawlish, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Dawlish's solar year
From 36.7 kWh per kWp in December to 128.4 in May: a roof in Dawlish makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,044 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.9 |
| February | 54.9 |
| March | 90.8 |
| April | 118 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 126 |
| July | 127 |
| August | 113 |
| September | 97.3 |
| October | 65.7 |
| November | 45.6 |
| December | 36.7 |
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 1,044, Dawlish is 13% above it.
How Dawlish compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Dawlish. It is one of 23 Devon towns we track, and it ranks 14th of 23 for solar yield, a town of 11,823 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,044 kWh per kWp a year, 2.86 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £931 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £684 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Dawlish's own yield.
Teignbridge is the planning authority covering Dawlish, 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 Dawlish (50.58518, -3.46925), 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 Dawlish
Dawlish 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Dawlish
A heat pump in Dawlish
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Dawlish make about 1,130 kWh, against 3,150 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
Grant support in England 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 Dawlish
From April to September, 68% of a Dawlish roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 820 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.
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 Dawlish
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Dawlish as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Dawlish
What does a solar panel system produce in Dawlish?
Each kWp of panels in Dawlish makes 1,044 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,640 kWh, from about 230 kWh in December up to 820 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Dawlish?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Dawlish before a battery. What Dawlish changes is the return, about 6,640 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Dawlish need approval from the network operator?
Dawlish 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 Dawlish?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Dawlish exports about 5,703 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £684; 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 Dawlish in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Dawlish roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,130 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Dawlish compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Dawlish compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Dawlish |
|---|---|---|
| Dawlish | 1,044 | this town |
| Teignmouth | 1,032 | −12 kWh |
| Exmouth | 1,062 | +18 kWh |
| Kingsteignton | 1,063 | +19 kWh |
| Newton Abbot | 1,051 | +7 kWh |
| Torquay | 1,058 | +14 kWh |
| Exeter | 1,060 | +16 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 Dawlish: Solar panels in Dawlish from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Dawlish homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Why solar panels stop working, and how to work out which one it is
There is an order to this, and it starts at the inverter display rather than the roof.
Read the guide →GivEnergy in administration: what owners should do now
The sourced timeline, the warranty position, and the owner's checklist for this month.
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 →Sizing a heat pump: what a proper survey covers
Sized by calculation, not by rule of thumb. What the survey covers, and what guessing costs.
Read the guide →Which tariffs are actually built for battery charging
A battery buys cheap and uses dear. The tariff decides how much that is worth.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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