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Solar panels in Dunstable, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Dunstable makes about 6,440 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Dunstable's solar year
From 35.3 kWh per kWp in December to 124.5 in July: a roof in Dunstable makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,012 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 38 |
| February | 51.7 |
| March | 88.6 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 122 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 111 |
| September | 96.2 |
| October | 65.4 |
| November | 45.1 |
| December | 35.3 |
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: Dunstable makes 1,012 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Dunstable is 9% above it.
How Dunstable compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Dunstable is one of 15 Bedfordshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 13th of 15 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 36,949 residents, and its roofs see 2.77 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,436 kWh of generation, of which around 5,500 kWh is exported at 12p for £660 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
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 Dunstable's own yield.
Central Bedfordshire is the planning authority covering Dunstable, which the House of Commons Library classes as a medium 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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Modelled for Dunstable at 51.88366, -0.52399 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Dunstable
On NESO's licence-area map, Dunstable is in East England, which UK Power Networks operates. That makes UK Power Networks the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to UK Power Networks within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds UK Power Networks as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Dunstable
A heat pump in Dunstable
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Dunstable make about 1,080 kWh, against 3,040 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
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 Dunstable
A 12-panel roof in Dunstable makes about 790 kWh in July. 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.
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 Dunstable
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Dunstable as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Dunstable: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Dunstable?
Each kWp of panels in Dunstable makes 1,012 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,440 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Dunstable?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Dunstable before a battery. What Dunstable changes is the return, about 6,440 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Dunstable need approval from the network operator?
Dunstable is on UK Power Networks' network (East England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: UK Power Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds UK Power Networks as it does every network operator. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Dunstable?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Dunstable exports about 5,500 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £660; 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 Dunstable in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Dunstable roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,080 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Dunstable compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Dunstable |
|---|---|---|
| Dunstable | 1,012 | this town |
| Houghton Regis | 1,012 | level |
| Luton | 1,022 | +10 kWh |
| Leighton Buzzard | 1,012 | level |
| Tring | 1,005 | −7 kWh |
| Flitwick | 1,023 | +11 kWh |
| Berkhamsted | 1,007 | −5 kWh |
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 Dunstable: Solar panels in Dunstable from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Dunstable
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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