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Solar panels in Newport (Isle of Wight).
Twelve panels here make about 7,310 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Newport (Isle of Wight), in numbers
PVGIS puts Newport (Isle of Wight) at 1,150 kWh per kWp a year, 10% above our Hampshire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 43.3 |
| February | 60.5 |
| March | 102 |
| April | 131 |
| May | 138 |
| June | 140 |
| July | 142 |
| August | 125 |
| September | 106 |
| October | 71.6 |
| November | 51.3 |
| December | 40.1 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 1,150 kWh per kWp in Newport (Isle of Wight) against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Newport (Isle of Wight) 24% above it.
How Newport (Isle of Wight) compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Newport (Isle of Wight) is one of 45 Hampshire towns we track, and it ranks 2nd of 45 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 26,613 residents, and its roofs see 3.15 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 7,314 kWh of generation, of which around 6,377 kWh is exported at 12p for £765 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 Newport (Isle of Wight)'s own yield.
Any planning application in Newport (Isle of Wight) sits with Isle of Wight, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Newport (Isle of Wight) (50.70127, -1.29918), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
The network operator for Newport (Isle of Wight)
On NESO's licence-area map, Newport (Isle of Wight) is in Southern England, which Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) operates. That makes SSEN the network operator for any system fitted here.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to SSEN within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Newport (Isle of Wight)
A heat pump in Newport (Isle of Wight)
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Newport (Isle of Wight) make about 260 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Newport (Isle of Wight) 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 Newport (Isle of Wight)
Newport (Isle of Wight)'s July output, about 900 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 Newport (Isle of Wight)
If a system in Newport (Isle of Wight) is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Newport (Isle of Wight): your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Newport (Isle of Wight)?
Newport (Isle of Wight) averages 3.15 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,150 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 7,310 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Newport (Isle of Wight)?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Newport (Isle of Wight), and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 7,310 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Newport (Isle of Wight), and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). 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. 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. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Newport (Isle of Wight)?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Newport (Isle of Wight) sends about 6,377 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £765. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Newport (Isle of Wight) in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Newport (Isle of Wight): about 260 kWh from 12 panels, against 900 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Newport (Isle of Wight) compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Newport (Isle of Wight).
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Newport (Isle of Wight) |
|---|---|---|
| Newport (Isle of Wight) | 1,150 | this town |
| East Cowes | 1,112 | −38 kWh |
| Cowes | 1,125 | −25 kWh |
| Ryde | 1,136 | −14 kWh |
| Sandown | 1,138 | −12 kWh |
| Shanklin | 1,138 | −12 kWh |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 1,104 | −46 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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Guides worth reading before your call
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How to size a solar and battery system, properly
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Read the guide →How time of use charging windows actually work
How a cheap overnight window is metered and billed, and what a battery does inside it.
Read the guide →Do you need to replace your radiators for a heat pump?
Some change, most do not. The room by room arithmetic that decides which.
Read the guide →EV tariffs compared: the cheapest overnight windows
Overnight rates of 6.99p to 9p against a 26.32p capped average, compared.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
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