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Solar panels in Newcastle-under-Lyme, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,930 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Newcastle-under-Lyme, in numbers
Newcastle-under-Lyme's best month is May, at 117.2 kWh per kWp; December manages 30.3. Over the year that comes to 932 kWh per kWp, 2% below our Staffordshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 30.8 |
| February | 48.4 |
| March | 81.2 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 115 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 87.8 |
| October | 57.7 |
| November | 39.2 |
| December | 30.3 |
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 932, Newcastle-under-Lyme is 1% above it.
How Newcastle-under-Lyme compares
Newcastle-under-Lyme is one of 44 Staffordshire towns we track, and it ranks 40th of 44 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 79,601 people. At 932 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.5 years on the 12p scenario: £845 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Newcastle-under-Lyme'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.
Newcastle-under-Lyme is its own local planning authority area, and its House of Commons Library settlement class is large 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme (53.01956, -2.23708), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
NGED and your Newcastle-under-Lyme connection
On NESO's licence-area map, Newcastle-under-Lyme is in West Midlands, which National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) operates. That makes NGED 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 NGED within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Newcastle-under-Lyme
A heat pump in Newcastle-under-Lyme
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Newcastle-under-Lyme make about 190 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme's May output, about 750 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.
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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
If a system in Newcastle-under-Lyme is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Newcastle-under-Lyme solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Newcastle-under-Lyme averages 2.55 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 932 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,930 kWh, 69% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,930 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 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 could I earn from exporting in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Newcastle-under-Lyme sends about 4,991 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £599. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Newcastle-under-Lyme in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Newcastle-under-Lyme: about 190 kWh from 12 panels, against 750 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Newcastle-under-Lyme compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Newcastle-under-Lyme compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Newcastle-under-Lyme |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 932 | this town |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 925 | −7 kWh |
| Kidsgrove | 917 | −15 kWh |
| Alsager | 930 | −2 kWh |
| Biddulph | 910 | −22 kWh |
| Stone | 951 | +19 kWh |
| Sandbach | 931 | −1 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.
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