Lancashire
Solar panels in Pendlebury and Clifton.
Twelve panels here make about 5,720 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Pendlebury and Clifton's solar year
Pendlebury and Clifton's best month is May, at 116.6 kWh per kWp; December manages 27.2. Over the year that comes to 899 kWh per kWp, 4% above our Lancashire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 27.5 |
| February | 46.9 |
| March | 79.9 |
| April | 105 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 110 |
| August | 98.3 |
| September | 82.5 |
| October | 56.5 |
| November | 38.5 |
| December | 27.2 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 899 kWh per kWp in Pendlebury and Clifton against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Pendlebury and Clifton 3% below it.
How Pendlebury and Clifton compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Pendlebury and Clifton. It is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks 65th of 109 for solar yield, a town of 18,413 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 899 kWh per kWp a year, 2.46 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £821 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £574 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 Pendlebury and Clifton's own yield.
Salford is the planning authority covering Pendlebury and Clifton, 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 Pendlebury and Clifton at 53.51681, -2.32142 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 Pendlebury and Clifton
Electricity North West owns and runs the local electricity network in Pendlebury and Clifton, as part of its North West England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means Electricity North West 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 Electricity North West 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 Pendlebury and Clifton
A heat pump in Pendlebury and Clifton
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Pendlebury and Clifton make about 890 kWh, against 2,770 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 Pendlebury and Clifton
A 12-panel roof in Pendlebury and Clifton makes about 740 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.
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).
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 Pendlebury and Clifton
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Pendlebury and Clifton as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Pendlebury and Clifton
What does a solar panel system produce in Pendlebury and Clifton?
Each kWp of panels in Pendlebury and Clifton makes 899 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,720 kWh, from about 170 kWh in December up to 740 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Pendlebury and Clifton?
£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 Pendlebury and Clifton differs is output: about 5,720 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Pendlebury and Clifton need approval from the network operator?
Pendlebury and Clifton is on Electricity North West's network (North West England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Electricity North West 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 Electricity North West as it does every network operator. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Pendlebury and Clifton?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,781 kWh of the 5,720 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Pendlebury and Clifton goes to the grid, around £574 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 Pendlebury and Clifton in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Pendlebury and Clifton roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 890 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Pendlebury and Clifton compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Pendlebury and Clifton compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Pendlebury and Clifton |
|---|---|---|
| Pendlebury and Clifton | 899 | this town |
| Swinton (Salford) | 901 | +2 kWh |
| Prestwich | 895 | −4 kWh |
| Salford | 895 | −4 kWh |
| Whitefield | 895 | −4 kWh |
| Kearsley | 906 | +7 kWh |
| Eccles | 913 | +14 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 Pendlebury and Clifton: Solar panels in Pendlebury and Clifton from OVO Solar & Battery
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