Northamptonshire
Solar panels in Peterborough, with the numbers shown.
About 6,540 kWh a year from 12 panels in Peterborough, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Peterborough's solar year
PVGIS puts Peterborough at 1,029 kWh per kWp a year, 1% above our Northamptonshire county estimate. 67% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 38.9 |
| February | 54.5 |
| March | 89 |
| April | 113 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 121 |
| July | 124 |
| August | 113 |
| September | 96.7 |
| October | 68.1 |
| November | 48.6 |
| December | 37.6 |
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 1,029, Peterborough is 11% above it.
How Peterborough compares
Peterborough is classed as a city in the House of Commons Library settlement data, home to 198,243 people. It is one of 16 Northamptonshire towns we track, and it ranks 3rd of 16 for solar yield. Its 1,029 kWh per kWp a year works out at 2.82 peak sun hours a day, and running the standard 12 panel model here splits the return into £247 of savings from generation you use yourself and £673 of export income at 12p, with about 5,608 kWh a year going to the grid.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Peterborough'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.
Planning applications in Peterborough go to its own council, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a city.
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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Peterborough's own coordinates (52.57407, -0.25986), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Who runs the grid in Peterborough
On NESO's licence-area map, Peterborough is in East England, which UK Power Networks operates. That makes UK Power Networks the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to UK Power Networks within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. 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 UK Power 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Peterborough
A heat pump in Peterborough
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Peterborough make about 1,140 kWh, against 3,070 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 Peterborough
From April to September, 67% of a Peterborough roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 790 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 Peterborough
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Peterborough as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Peterborough
What does a solar panel system produce in Peterborough?
Each kWp of panels in Peterborough makes 1,029 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,540 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Peterborough?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Peterborough before a battery. What Peterborough changes is the return, about 6,540 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Peterborough need approval from the network operator?
Peterborough is on UK Power Networks' network (East England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: UK Power 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 UK Power Networks as it does every network operator. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Peterborough?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Peterborough exports about 5,608 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £673; 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 Peterborough in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 67% of a Peterborough 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 Peterborough 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 Peterborough |
|---|---|---|
| Peterborough | 1,029 | this town |
| Yaxley | 1,030 | +1 kWh |
| Whittlesey | 1,035 | +6 kWh |
| Deeping St James | 1,030 | +1 kWh |
| Stamford | 1,026 | −3 kWh |
| Bourne | 1,028 | −1 kWh |
| March | 1,032 | +3 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Peterborough: Solar panels in Peterborough from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Peterborough
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
What a solar service costs, and how often you actually need one
MCS advises a contractor visit at year 10 on a privately owned home. Most plans sell one a year.
Read the guide →Does a standalone battery actually pay back?
No panels means one job: buy cheap, use later. The tariff decides whether it pays.
Read the guide →Charging an EV from your own solar
Every surplus kWh is 3.6 to 5 miles. Whether that beats a 7p overnight rate is arithmetic.
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 →Will energy prices keep rising, and by how much
The January forecasts jumped fast. What is confirmed, what is guessed, and whether solar is a real hedge.
Read the guide →Your MCS certificate: what it shows, when it arrives, and how a Smart Export Guarantee supplier uses it
The document your export payments hang on. Who issues it, what it shows, and how to get a copy.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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