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Solar panels in Northwich, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Northwich makes about 5,990 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Northwich's solar year
PVGIS puts Northwich at 942 kWh per kWp a year, level with our Cheshire county estimate. 69% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 30.2 |
| February | 50.9 |
| March | 83.9 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 115 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 86.2 |
| October | 59.3 |
| November | 38.9 |
| December | 29.3 |
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 942, Northwich is 2% above it.
How Northwich compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Northwich. It is one of 45 Cheshire towns we track, and it ranks 14th of 45 for solar yield, a town of 19,633 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 942 kWh per kWp a year, 2.58 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £854 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £607 from export at 12p.
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 Northwich's own yield.
Cheshire West and Chester is the planning authority covering Northwich, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Northwich (53.26032, -2.5133), 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 Northwich
SP Energy Networks owns and runs the local electricity network in Northwich, as part of its North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means SP Energy Networks is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Northwich
A heat pump in Northwich
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Northwich make about 950 kWh, against 2,890 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more 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 Northwich
A 12-panel roof in Northwich makes about 770 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
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 Northwich
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Northwich as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Northwich: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Northwich?
Each kWp of panels in Northwich makes 942 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,990 kWh, from about 190 kWh in December up to 770 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Northwich?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Northwich before a battery. What Northwich changes is the return, about 5,990 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Northwich need approval from the network operator?
Northwich is on SP Energy Networks' network (North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SP Energy Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Northwich?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Northwich exports about 5,054 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £607; 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 Northwich in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Northwich roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 950 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Northwich compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Northwich compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Northwich |
|---|---|---|
| Northwich | 942 | this town |
| Davenham | 944 | +2 kWh |
| Winsford | 946 | +4 kWh |
| Middlewich | 936 | −6 kWh |
| Knutsford | 919 | −23 kWh |
| Lymm | 930 | −12 kWh |
| Frodsham | 927 | −15 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.
Also for Northwich: Solar panels in Northwich from OVO Solar & Battery
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