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Solar panels in Dewsbury, designed on a free call.
A 12-panel roof in Dewsbury makes about 6,050 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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How much a Dewsbury roof makes, month by month
PVGIS puts Dewsbury at 952 kWh per kWp a year, 1% below our Yorkshire 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 | 32.9 |
| February | 50.2 |
| March | 84.3 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 109 |
| September | 88.6 |
| October | 60.2 |
| November | 40.9 |
| December | 31.1 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 952 kWh per kWp in Dewsbury against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Dewsbury 3% above it.
How Dewsbury compares
Dewsbury is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 64th of 122 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 65,783 people. At 952 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.4 years on the 12p scenario: £861 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
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 Dewsbury's own yield.
Any planning application in Dewsbury sits with Kirklees, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is large 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 Dewsbury's own coordinates (53.68573, -1.63215), 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.
The network operator for Dewsbury
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Dewsbury is Northern Powergrid, which runs the Yorkshire licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Dewsbury
A heat pump in Dewsbury
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Dewsbury make about 200 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Dewsbury comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Dewsbury
Dewsbury's May output, about 760 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.
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).
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 Dewsbury
If a system in Dewsbury is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Dewsbury
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Dewsbury?
Dewsbury averages 2.61 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 952 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,050 kWh, 69% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Dewsbury?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Dewsbury, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,050 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Dewsbury, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Northern Powergrid. Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Dewsbury?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Dewsbury sends about 5,118 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £614. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Dewsbury in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Dewsbury: about 200 kWh from 12 panels, against 760 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Dewsbury compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Dewsbury.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Dewsbury |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury | 952 | this town |
| Heckmondwike | 940 | −12 kWh |
| Ossett | 952 | level |
| Batley | 944 | −8 kWh |
| Mirfield | 948 | −4 kWh |
| Liversedge | 931 | −21 kWh |
| Horbury | 952 | level |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Dewsbury: Solar panels in Dewsbury from OVO Solar & Battery
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