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Solar panels in Torquay, designed on a free call.
A 12-panel roof in Torquay makes about 6,730 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Sunlight in Torquay, in numbers
PVGIS puts Torquay at 1,058 kWh per kWp a year, 8% above our Devon 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 | 39.8 |
| February | 53.8 |
| March | 90.8 |
| April | 120 |
| May | 131 |
| June | 129 |
| July | 130 |
| August | 116 |
| September | 99 |
| October | 66.9 |
| November | 45.5 |
| December | 35.9 |
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 1,058, Torquay is 14% above it.
How Torquay compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Torquay is one of 23 Devon towns we track, and it ranks 12th of 23 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 52,266 residents, and its roofs see 2.90 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,729 kWh of generation, of which around 5,792 kWh is exported at 12p for £695 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Torquay'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 here go through Torbay; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Torquay 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Torquay (50.47867, -3.52747), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
NGED and your Torquay connection
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Torquay, as part of its South 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 NGED is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Torquay
A heat pump in Torquay
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Torquay make about 230 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Torquay comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Torquay
Torquay's May output, about 830 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
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 Torquay
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Torquay as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Common questions about solar in Torquay
How much electricity do solar panels make in Torquay?
About 6,730 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Torquay: 1,058 kWh per kWp, or 2.90 peak sun hours a day on average. May is the strongest month, at about 830 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Torquay?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Torquay, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,730 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Torquay, and what does it need from me?
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) covers Torquay. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to NGED within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
What could I earn from exporting in Torquay?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Torquay sends about 5,792 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £695. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Torquay get in December?
December is the low point: about 230 kWh from a 12-panel system in Torquay, on PVGIS data, rising to 830 kWh in May. From November to February the same system makes about 1,110 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Torquay 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 Torquay |
|---|---|---|
| Torquay | 1,058 | this town |
| Paignton | 1,085 | +27 kWh |
| Newton Abbot | 1,051 | −7 kWh |
| Teignmouth | 1,032 | −26 kWh |
| Kingsteignton | 1,063 | +5 kWh |
| Brixham | 1,098 | +40 kWh |
| Totnes | 1,067 | +9 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 Torquay: Solar panels in Torquay from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Torquay
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Single phase or three phase? The sixty-second check that decides your system size
One look at your fuse board sets the ceiling on how much solar you can connect.
Read the guide →GivEnergy in administration: what owners should do now
The sourced timeline, the warranty position, and the owner's checklist for this month.
Read the guide →How solar aware EV charging actually works
The CT clamp, the surplus tracking and the 1.4kW floor that catches people out.
Read the guide →Heat pump running costs versus a gas boiler, assumptions shown
Four numbers decide it: seasonal efficiency, flow temperature, tariff and heat demand.
Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
Identical kit, five times the export income. The tariff decision worked through with August 2026 rates.
Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
Solar work is notifiable. A competent person scheme means your installation team notifies, not you.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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