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Solar panels in Newquay, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Newquay makes about 6,700 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Newquay's solar year
Newquay's best month is May, at 129.3 kWh per kWp; December manages 34.2. Over the year that comes to 1,054 kWh per kWp, 4% above our Cornwall county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 38.6 |
| February | 58.4 |
| March | 91.8 |
| April | 123 |
| May | 129 |
| June | 127 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 117 |
| September | 98.9 |
| October | 67.3 |
| November | 44.8 |
| December | 34.2 |
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 1,054, Newquay is 14% above it.
How Newquay compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Newquay. It is one of 14 Cornwall towns we track, and it ranks 7th of 14 for solar yield, a town of 24,976 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,054 kWh per kWp a year, 2.89 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £939 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £692 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Newquay'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.
Cornwall is the planning authority covering Newquay, 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 Newquay at 50.41281, -5.06725 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 Newquay
On NESO's licence-area map, Newquay is in South West England, which National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) operates. That makes NGED 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 NGED within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Newquay
A heat pump in Newquay
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Newquay make about 1,120 kWh, against 3,160 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 Newquay
From April to September, 68% of a Newquay roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 820 kWh in May 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
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 Newquay
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Newquay as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Newquay
What does a solar panel system produce in Newquay?
Each kWp of panels in Newquay makes 1,054 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,700 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 820 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Newquay?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Newquay before a battery. What Newquay changes is the return, about 6,700 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Newquay need approval from the network operator?
Newquay is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (South West England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Newquay?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Newquay exports about 5,767 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £692; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Newquay in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Newquay roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,120 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Newquay compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Newquay |
|---|---|---|
| Newquay | 1,054 | this town |
| Truro | 1,052 | −2 kWh |
| St Austell | 1,051 | −3 kWh |
| Redruth | 1,038 | −16 kWh |
| Bodmin | 1,039 | −15 kWh |
| Penryn | 1,062 | +8 kWh |
| Camborne | 1,026 | −28 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 Newquay: Solar panels in Newquay from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Newquay
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Solar installation day: exactly what happens, hour by hour
The week before, the day itself hour by hour, and the paperwork that follows.
Read the guide →GivEnergy in administration: what owners should do now
The sourced timeline, the warranty position, and the owner's checklist for this month.
Read the guide →What it really costs to charge an EV at home versus in public
Home off-peak charging costs a fraction of the public price. The arithmetic, and the tariff it depends on.
Read the guide →Are air source heat pumps any good? What owners actually report
The UK's largest survey found 80% of heat pump owners satisfied, against 70% for gas boilers.
Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
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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