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Solar panels in Paignton, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Paignton makes about 6,900 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Paignton's solar year
From 37 kWh per kWp in December to 134.3 in May: a roof in Paignton makes 3.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 1,085 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 40.3 |
| February | 54.9 |
| March | 93.2 |
| April | 124 |
| May | 134 |
| June | 133 |
| July | 134 |
| August | 119 |
| September | 101 |
| October | 68 |
| November | 46.6 |
| December | 37 |
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 1,085, Paignton is 17% above it.
How Paignton compares
Paignton is one of 23 Devon towns we track, and it ranks 4th of 23 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 68,570 people. At 1,085 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 6.6 years on the 12p scenario: £962 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Paignton'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.
Torbay is the planning authority covering Paignton, which the House of Commons Library classes as a 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 Paignton (50.44058, -3.56984), 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 Paignton
Paignton is served by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED): the town's centre falls inside its South West England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
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.
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 Paignton
A heat pump in Paignton
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Paignton make about 1,140 kWh, against 3,310 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Paignton
From April to September, 69% of a Paignton roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 850 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.
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.
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 Paignton
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Paignton as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Paignton solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Paignton?
Each kWp of panels in Paignton makes 1,085 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,900 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 850 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Paignton?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Paignton differs is output: about 6,900 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Paignton need approval from the network operator?
Paignton 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 would export pay on a system in Paignton?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,964 kWh of the 6,900 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Paignton goes to the grid, around £716 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Paignton in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Paignton roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,140 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Paignton compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Paignton.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Paignton |
|---|---|---|
| Paignton | 1,085 | this town |
| Torquay | 1,058 | −27 kWh |
| Brixham | 1,098 | +13 kWh |
| Totnes | 1,067 | −18 kWh |
| Newton Abbot | 1,051 | −34 kWh |
| Kingsteignton | 1,063 | −22 kWh |
| Teignmouth | 1,032 | −53 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 Paignton: Solar panels in Paignton from OVO Solar & Battery
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