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Solar panels in Newton Abbot, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,680 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Newton Abbot's solar year
From 26.9 kWh per kWp in December to 131.1 in May: a roof in Newton Abbot makes 4.9 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,051 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 34.8 |
| February | 55.5 |
| March | 93.3 |
| April | 122 |
| May | 131 |
| June | 129 |
| July | 130 |
| August | 117 |
| September | 99.1 |
| October | 68.2 |
| November | 44 |
| December | 26.9 |
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 1,051, Newton Abbot is 14% above it.
How Newton Abbot compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Newton Abbot is one of 23 Devon towns we track, and it ranks 13th of 23 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 29,788 residents, and its roofs see 2.88 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,684 kWh of generation, of which around 5,748 kWh is exported at 12p for £690 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 Newton Abbot's own yield.
Teignbridge is the planning authority covering Newton Abbot, which the House of Commons Library classes as a 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 Newton Abbot (50.5286, -3.60785), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Newton Abbot
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Newton Abbot, as part of its South West 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: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Newton Abbot
A heat pump in Newton Abbot
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Newton Abbot make about 1,030 kWh, against 3,220 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 Newton Abbot
From April to September, 69% of a Newton Abbot roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 830 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.
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.
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 Newton Abbot
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Newton Abbot as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Newton Abbot
What does a solar panel system produce in Newton Abbot?
Each kWp of panels in Newton Abbot makes 1,051 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,680 kWh, from about 170 kWh in December up to 830 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Newton Abbot?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Newton Abbot before a battery. What Newton Abbot changes is the return, about 6,680 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Newton Abbot need approval from the network operator?
Newton Abbot 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 Newton Abbot?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Newton Abbot exports about 5,748 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £690; 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 Newton Abbot in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Newton Abbot roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,030 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Newton Abbot 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 Newton Abbot |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 1,051 | this town |
| Kingsteignton | 1,063 | +12 kWh |
| Torquay | 1,058 | +7 kWh |
| Teignmouth | 1,032 | −19 kWh |
| Paignton | 1,085 | +34 kWh |
| Dawlish | 1,044 | −7 kWh |
| Totnes | 1,067 | +16 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.
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Further reading for Newton Abbot
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