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Solar panels in Jarrow, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,230 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Jarrow, in numbers
From 30.9 kWh per kWp in December to 126.3 in May: a roof in Jarrow makes 4.1 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 979 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.6 |
| February | 52.2 |
| March | 85.3 |
| April | 112 |
| May | 126 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 120 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 91.3 |
| October | 62.2 |
| November | 41.9 |
| December | 30.9 |
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: Jarrow makes 979 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Jarrow is 6% above it.
How Jarrow compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Jarrow is one of 35 Durham towns we track, and it ranks 2nd of 35 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 29,976 residents, and its roofs see 2.68 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,226 kWh of generation, of which around 5,290 kWh is exported at 12p for £635 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 Jarrow's own yield.
Any planning application in Jarrow sits with South Tyneside, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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 Jarrow at 54.97036, -1.47738 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
The network operator for Jarrow
On NESO's licence-area map, Jarrow is in North East England, which Northern Powergrid operates. That makes Northern Powergrid 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 Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
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 Jarrow
A heat pump in Jarrow
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Jarrow, a 12-panel system makes about 200 kWh in December and 210 kWh in January, a fraction of its 800 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Jarrow
Jarrow's May output, about 800 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.
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 Jarrow
If a system in Jarrow is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Jarrow: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Jarrow?
Jarrow averages 2.68 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 979 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,230 kWh, 69% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Jarrow?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Jarrow, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,230 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Jarrow, 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 Jarrow?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Jarrow sends about 5,290 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £635. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Jarrow in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Jarrow: about 200 kWh from 12 panels, against 800 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Jarrow compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Jarrow compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Jarrow |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrow | 979 | this town |
| Hebburn | 963 | −16 kWh |
| South Shields | 982 | +3 kWh |
| Wallsend | 966 | −13 kWh |
| Tynemouth | 973 | −6 kWh |
| Gateshead | 942 | −37 kWh |
| Washington | 952 | −27 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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