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Solar panels in Killingworth, sized to your roof.
About 6,050 kWh a year from 12 panels in Killingworth, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Killingworth can generate
Killingworth's best month is May, at 122.9 kWh per kWp; December manages 28.7. Over the year that comes to 952 kWh per kWp, 6% above our Northumberland county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.2 |
| February | 51.8 |
| March | 83.1 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 106 |
| September | 88.2 |
| October | 59.3 |
| November | 40.4 |
| December | 28.7 |
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: Killingworth makes 952 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Killingworth is 3% above it.
How Killingworth compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Killingworth. It is one of 18 Northumberland towns we track, and it ranks joint 12th of 18 for solar yield, a town of 11,889 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 952 kWh per kWp a year, 2.61 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £861 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £614 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Killingworth's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Killingworth sits within North Tyneside, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Killingworth (55.0378, -1.57154), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Killingworth network
Northern Powergrid owns and runs the local electricity network in Killingworth, as part of its North East England licence area.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Killingworth
A heat pump in Killingworth
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Killingworth's roofs make 980 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,910 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 Killingworth
A 12-panel roof in Killingworth makes about 780 kWh in May. 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.
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 Killingworth
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Killingworth: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Killingworth: your questions answered
What could a roof in Killingworth generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Killingworth at 952 kWh per kWp a year, 2.61 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,050 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Killingworth?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Killingworth differs is output: about 6,050 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Killingworth?
Usually not in advance. Northern Powergrid, the network operator for Killingworth, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Killingworth?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,118 kWh of the 6,050 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Killingworth goes to the grid, around £614 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Killingworth?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Killingworth 28.7 kWh per kWp in December and 33.2 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh and 210 kWh in those months, against 780 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Killingworth compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Killingworth.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Killingworth |
|---|---|---|
| Killingworth | 952 | this town |
| Longbenton | 952 | level |
| Seaton Delaval | 967 | +15 kWh |
| Wallsend | 966 | +14 kWh |
| Cramlington | 952 | level |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 942 | −10 kWh |
| Whitley Bay | 973 | +21 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
Also for Killingworth: Solar panels in Killingworth from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Why solar panels stop working, and how to work out which one it is
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Read the guide →Whole home backup or partial backup? The runtime arithmetic
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Read the guide →Smart charge point regulations, explained
Why your charger arrives pre-set to charge overnight, and why it waits before it starts.
Read the guide →How an air source heat pump actually works
It moves heat rather than making it. The cycle, the efficiency numbers and the trade-offs.
Read the guide →Which tariffs are actually built for battery charging
A battery buys cheap and uses dear. The tariff decides how much that is worth.
Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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