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Solar panels in Peterlee, with the numbers shown.
About 6,200 kWh a year from 12 panels in Peterlee, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Peterlee's solar year
Peterlee's best month is May, at 126.5 kWh per kWp; December manages 30.2. Over the year that comes to 975 kWh per kWp, 4% above our Durham county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.4 |
| February | 51.4 |
| March | 85.6 |
| April | 113 |
| May | 127 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 90.8 |
| October | 61.2 |
| November | 41 |
| December | 30.2 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 975 kWh per kWp in Peterlee against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Peterlee 5% above it.
How Peterlee compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Peterlee. It is one of 35 Durham towns we track, and it ranks 6th of 35 for solar yield, a town of 20,477 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 975 kWh per kWp a year, 2.67 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £879 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £632 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Peterlee'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.
County Durham is the planning authority covering Peterlee, 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 Peterlee (54.76019, -1.34954), 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 Peterlee
Peterlee sits in Northern Powergrid's North East England licence area, so Northern Powergrid is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Peterlee
A heat pump in Peterlee
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Peterlee make about 990 kWh, against 2,980 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 Peterlee
From April to September, 69% of a Peterlee roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 800 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).
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 Peterlee
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Peterlee as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Peterlee solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Peterlee?
Each kWp of panels in Peterlee makes 975 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,200 kWh, from about 190 kWh in December up to 800 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Peterlee?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Peterlee before a battery. What Peterlee changes is the return, about 6,200 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Peterlee need approval from the network operator?
Peterlee is on Northern Powergrid's network (North East England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Peterlee?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Peterlee exports about 5,264 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £632; 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 Peterlee in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Peterlee roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 990 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Peterlee compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Peterlee.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Peterlee |
|---|---|---|
| Peterlee | 975 | this town |
| Murton | 976 | +1 kWh |
| Seaham | 978 | +3 kWh |
| Hetton-le-Hole | 952 | −23 kWh |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 953 | −22 kWh |
| Hartlepool | 954 | −21 kWh |
| Fence Houses | 948 | −27 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 Peterlee: Solar panels in Peterlee from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
What is a DNO, and why does a company you have never heard of get a say in your solar?
The company that owns your street's cables decides what solar you can connect.
Read the guide →What a battery gateway actually does
Without a gateway your system shuts down when the grid does. Here is what the box actually does.
Read the guide →Smart charge point regulations, explained
Why your charger arrives pre-set to charge overnight, and why it waits before it starts.
Read the guide →Are heat pumps noisy? The 37 dB(A) answer, in plain terms
The 1 metre boundary rule is gone. A 37 dB(A) sound test replaced it.
Read the guide →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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