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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Tonyrefail homes in Glamorgan: a free remote design call first, then an MCS-certified installation team for your area if you decide to go ahead. PVGIS puts a roof in Tonyrefail at 991 kWh per kWp a year, 5% above our Glamorgan county estimate.
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What a roof in Tonyrefail can generate
Real satellite data for Tonyrefail, real installed pricing, and the same honest model we run for every place we cover.
How Tonyrefail compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Tonyrefail. It is one of 32 Glamorgan towns we track, and it ranks joint 20th of 32 for solar yield, a town of 10,592 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 991 kWh per kWp a year, 2.71 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £891 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £644 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Tonyrefail's own yield, and at Tonyrefail's 991 kWh per kWp it prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Planning applications here go through Rhondda Cynon Taf; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Tonyrefail 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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A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Tonyrefail generates around 6,303 kWh a year, worth around £890 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Tonyrefail's own coordinates (51.58008, -3.43077), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate, with the full methodology, sourcing and assumptions set out on our help page.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Tonyrefail
If a system in Tonyrefail is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Tonyrefail
What could a roof in Tonyrefail generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Tonyrefail at 991 kWh per kWp a year, 2.71 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Tonyrefail?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Tonyrefail costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Tonyrefail need a G99 application?
Most home solar and battery systems qualify for the simpler G98 notification, made to the network operator (DNO) after installation rather than before. A minority, usually larger systems, need the fuller G99 process instead. Your design call checks which applies in Tonyrefail before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Tonyrefail?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 5,366 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £644. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Reading for Tonyrefail homeowners
Independent, sourced and dated. The same ground we cover on your free call.
DNO application timescales, network by network: from a G98 notification to a G99 approval
Fit and notify within 28 days, or wait ten working days to 45 for a yes. System size decides which.
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Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
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Read the guide →How Tonyrefail compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp | Peak sun hours | vs Tonyrefail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonyrefail | 991 | 2.71 | — |
| Porth | 961 | 2.63 | -30 kWh |
| Tonypandy | 956 | 2.62 | -35 kWh |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 1,044 | 2.86 | +53 kWh |
| Pontypridd | 997 | 2.73 | +6 kWh |
| Church Village | 1,001 | 2.74 | +10 kWh |
| Rhondda | 882 | 2.42 | -109 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 Tonyrefail: Solar panels in Tonyrefail from OVO Solar & Battery