Monmouthshire
Solar panels in Pontypool, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Pontypool makes about 6,320 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Pontypool's solar year
PVGIS puts Pontypool at 993 kWh per kWp a year, 1% below our Monmouthshire 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 | 34.4 |
| February | 51.6 |
| March | 87.2 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 124 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 124 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 94 |
| October | 61.3 |
| November | 40.7 |
| December | 29.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 993 kWh per kWp in Pontypool against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Pontypool 7% above it.
How Pontypool compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Pontypool is one of 16 Monmouthshire towns we track, and it ranks 7th of 16 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 28,789 residents, and its roofs see 2.72 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,315 kWh of generation, of which around 5,379 kWh is exported at 12p for £645 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
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 Pontypool's own yield.
Torfaen is the planning authority covering Pontypool, which the House of Commons Library classes as a medium 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Pontypool's own coordinates (51.69701, -3.03302), 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 Pontypool
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Pontypool, as part of its South Wales licence area.
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.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Pontypool
A heat pump in Pontypool
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Pontypool make about 1,000 kWh, against 3,050 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
Grant support in Wales 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 Pontypool
A 12-panel roof in Pontypool makes about 790 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).
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 Pontypool
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Pontypool as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Pontypool: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Pontypool?
Each kWp of panels in Pontypool makes 993 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,320 kWh, from about 190 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Pontypool?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Pontypool before a battery. What Pontypool changes is the return, about 6,320 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Pontypool need approval from the network operator?
Pontypool is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (South Wales 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Pontypool?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Pontypool exports about 5,379 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £645; 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 Pontypool in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Pontypool roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,000 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Pontypool 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 Pontypool |
|---|---|---|
| Pontypool | 993 | this town |
| Abersychan | 958 | −35 kWh |
| Cwmbrân | 1,022 | +29 kWh |
| Abertillery | 947 | −46 kWh |
| Newbridge | 999 | +6 kWh |
| Risca | 991 | −2 kWh |
| Rogerstone | 1,016 | +23 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 Pontypool: Solar panels in Pontypool from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Pontypool
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Solar installation day: exactly what happens, hour by hour
The week before, the day itself hour by hour, and the paperwork that follows.
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Read the guide →Will energy prices keep rising, and by how much
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Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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