Hampshire
Solar panels in New Milton, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in New Milton makes about 7,070 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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New Milton's solar year
From 37.8 kWh per kWp in December to 137.6 in July: a roof in New Milton makes 3.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,112 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 41.7 |
| February | 58.7 |
| March | 97 |
| April | 126 |
| May | 134 |
| June | 136 |
| July | 138 |
| August | 120 |
| September | 103 |
| October | 70.2 |
| November | 49.7 |
| December | 37.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,112 kWh per kWp in New Milton against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts New Milton 20% above it.
How New Milton compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for New Milton. It is one of 45 Hampshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 18th of 45 for solar yield, a town of 11,929 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,112 kWh per kWp a year, 3.05 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £983 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £736 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on New Milton'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.
New Forest is the planning authority covering New Milton, 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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Modelled for New Milton at 50.75494, -1.65935 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 New Milton
The distribution network operator (DNO) for New Milton is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), which runs the Southern 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 SSEN is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in New Milton
A heat pump in New Milton
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in New Milton make about 1,200 kWh, against 3,360 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 New Milton
From April to September, 68% of a New Milton roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 880 kWh in July 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.
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 New Milton
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in New Milton as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in New Milton
What does a solar panel system produce in New Milton?
Each kWp of panels in New Milton makes 1,112 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 7,070 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 880 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in New Milton?
£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 New Milton differs is output: about 7,070 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in New Milton need approval from the network operator?
New Milton is on Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' network (Southern England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in New Milton?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 6,136 kWh of the 7,070 kWh a 12-panel system makes in New Milton goes to the grid, around £736 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in New Milton in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a New Milton roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,200 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How New Milton compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest New Milton compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs New Milton |
|---|---|---|
| New Milton | 1,112 | this town |
| Ashley | 1,124 | +12 kWh |
| Christchurch | 1,118 | +6 kWh |
| Lymington | 1,113 | +1 kWh |
| Freshwater and Totland | 1,157 | +45 kWh |
| Ringwood | 1,125 | +13 kWh |
| Bournemouth | 1,105 | −7 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 New Milton: Solar panels in New Milton from OVO Solar & Battery
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