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Solar panels in Ivybridge, priced before anyone visits.
A 12-panel roof in Ivybridge makes about 7,050 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 Ivybridge roof makes, month by month
Ivybridge's best month is May, at 136.1 kWh per kWp; December manages 37.1. Over the year that comes to 1,109 kWh per kWp, 13% above our Devon county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41.1 |
| February | 58.9 |
| March | 94.7 |
| April | 127 |
| May | 136 |
| June | 135 |
| July | 135 |
| August | 122 |
| September | 102 |
| October | 69.8 |
| November | 48.6 |
| December | 37.1 |
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 1,109, Ivybridge is 20% above it.
How Ivybridge compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Ivybridge. It is one of 23 Devon towns we track, and it ranks 1st of 23 for solar yield, a town of 12,674 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,109 kWh per kWp a year, 3.04 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £981 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £734 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Ivybridge'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.
Any planning application in Ivybridge sits with South Hams, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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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Modelled for Ivybridge at 50.38999, -3.92293 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
NGED and your Ivybridge connection
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Ivybridge is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the South West England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means NGED is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Ivybridge
A heat pump in Ivybridge
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Ivybridge make about 240 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Ivybridge comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Ivybridge
Summer is where a car earns its place. In May, 12 panels in Ivybridge make about 870 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Ivybridge
If a system in Ivybridge is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Ivybridge
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Ivybridge?
Ivybridge averages 3.04 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,109 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 7,050 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Ivybridge?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Ivybridge, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 7,050 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Ivybridge, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED). 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. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What happens to the solar I do not use in Ivybridge?
Around £734 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 6,117 kWh a 12-panel system in Ivybridge exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Ivybridge in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Ivybridge: about 240 kWh from 12 panels, against 870 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Ivybridge compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Ivybridge compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Ivybridge |
|---|---|---|
| Ivybridge | 1,109 | this town |
| Plymouth | 1,097 | −12 kWh |
| Totnes | 1,067 | −42 kWh |
| Saltash | 1,065 | −44 kWh |
| Tavistock | 987 | −122 kWh |
| Paignton | 1,085 | −24 kWh |
| Newton Abbot | 1,051 | −58 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.
Also for Ivybridge: Solar panels in Ivybridge from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Ivybridge homeowners
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