Dorset
Solar panels in Verwood, with the numbers shown.
About 6,880 kWh a year from 12 panels in Verwood, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
Get my free quote
Three details. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute design call, on video or by phone if you prefer.
or call 07782 219224
- Free 30-minute video design call
- Priced before anyone visits
- Installed by our MCS-certified, fully insured teams
Verwood's solar year
Verwood's best month is July, at 132.6 kWh per kWp; December manages 37.9. Over the year that comes to 1,082 kWh per kWp, level with our Dorset county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 42.6 |
| February | 57.8 |
| March | 95.1 |
| April | 122 |
| May | 130 |
| June | 130 |
| July | 133 |
| August | 116 |
| September | 100 |
| October | 68.3 |
| November | 50.1 |
| December | 37.9 |
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 1,082, Verwood is 17% above it.
How Verwood compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Verwood. It is one of 15 Dorset towns we track, and it ranks 12th of 15 for solar yield, a town of 13,926 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 1,082 kWh per kWp a year, 2.96 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £960 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £713 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Verwood'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.
Dorset is the planning authority covering Verwood, 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.
Your real roof and usage, worked through on a free 30-minute video call. Use the full form or leave three details below.
Price this for your roof
Three details. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute design call, on video or by phone if you prefer.
The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Verwood (50.87609, -1.87255), 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 Verwood
Verwood is served by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN): the town's centre falls inside its Southern England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
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: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Verwood
A heat pump in Verwood
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Verwood make about 1,200 kWh, against 3,230 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 Verwood
From April to September, 67% of a Verwood roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 840 kWh in July 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 Verwood
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Verwood as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Verwood
What does a solar panel system produce in Verwood?
Each kWp of panels in Verwood makes 1,082 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,880 kWh, from about 240 kWh in December up to 840 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Verwood?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Verwood differs is output: about 6,880 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Verwood need approval from the network operator?
Verwood is on Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' network (Southern England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Verwood?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,945 kWh of the 6,880 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Verwood goes to the grid, around £713 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Verwood in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 67% of a Verwood roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,200 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Verwood compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Verwood compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Verwood |
|---|---|---|
| Verwood | 1,082 | this town |
| West Moors | 1,112 | +30 kWh |
| Ringwood | 1,125 | +43 kWh |
| Ferndown | 1,112 | +30 kWh |
| Wimborne Minster | 1,099 | +17 kWh |
| Bournemouth | 1,105 | +23 kWh |
| Corfe Mullen | 1,094 | +12 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 Verwood: Solar panels in Verwood from OVO Solar & Battery
See a number before you speak to anyone
Answer a few questions about your roof and usage and see an instant solar and battery estimate. No email needed to see the result.
Reading for Verwood homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Microinverters, optimisers or a plain string inverter: who needs what
Shade and roof layout decide this. An honest triage of the three approaches.
Read the guide →Inside a home battery: capacity, power and losses
Usable capacity, kW output, round trip losses and chemistry, in plain terms.
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 →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
Takes about two minutes. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute video design call at a time that suits you. We design it around your roof and your numbers, and our MCS-certified, fully insured installation teams install it.