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Solar panels in Goldthorpe, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Goldthorpe makes about 6,070 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Goldthorpe's solar year
From 32.6 kWh per kWp in December to 118.9 in May: a roof in Goldthorpe makes 3.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 955 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.7 |
| February | 52 |
| March | 84.1 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 88.5 |
| October | 60.6 |
| November | 42 |
| December | 32.6 |
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: Goldthorpe makes 955 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Goldthorpe is 3% above it.
How Goldthorpe compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Goldthorpe. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 56th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 7,993 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 955 kWh per kWp a year, 2.62 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £863 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £616 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 Goldthorpe's own yield.
Barnsley is the planning authority covering Goldthorpe, 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Goldthorpe's own coordinates (53.53048, -1.3105), 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.
Who runs the grid in Goldthorpe
Goldthorpe is served by Northern Powergrid: the town's centre falls inside its Yorkshire licence area on NESO's boundary map.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Goldthorpe
A heat pump in Goldthorpe
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Goldthorpe make about 1,020 kWh, against 2,900 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 Goldthorpe
From April to September, 68% of a Goldthorpe roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 760 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 Goldthorpe
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Goldthorpe as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Goldthorpe
What does a solar panel system produce in Goldthorpe?
Each kWp of panels in Goldthorpe makes 955 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,070 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 760 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Goldthorpe?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Goldthorpe before a battery. What Goldthorpe changes is the return, about 6,070 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Goldthorpe need approval from the network operator?
Goldthorpe is on Northern Powergrid's network (Yorkshire licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Goldthorpe?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Goldthorpe exports about 5,137 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £616; 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 Goldthorpe in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Goldthorpe roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,020 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Goldthorpe compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Goldthorpe compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Goldthorpe |
|---|---|---|
| Goldthorpe | 955 | this town |
| Thurnscoe | 955 | level |
| Wath upon Dearne | 954 | −1 kWh |
| Mexborough | 968 | +13 kWh |
| Swinton (Rotherham) | 956 | +1 kWh |
| Wombwell | 957 | +2 kWh |
| South Kirkby | 960 | +5 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
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Reading for Goldthorpe homeowners
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