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Solar panels in Weston-super-Mare, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Weston-super-Mare makes about 6,700 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Weston-super-Mare's solar year
Weston-super-Mare's best month is May, at 130.2 kWh per kWp; December manages 34.5. Over the year that comes to 1,053 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Somerset county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 39.1 |
| February | 58.1 |
| March | 93.6 |
| April | 122 |
| May | 130 |
| June | 126 |
| July | 129 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 96.8 |
| October | 66.6 |
| November | 45.4 |
| December | 34.5 |
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 1,053, Weston-super-Mare is 14% above it.
How Weston-super-Mare compares
Weston-super-Mare is one of 21 Somerset towns we track, and it ranks 1st of 21 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 86,820 people. At 1,053 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 6.8 years on the 12p scenario: £938 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Weston-super-Mare'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.
North Somerset is the planning authority covering Weston-super-Mare, which the House of Commons Library classes as a large 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 Weston-super-Mare (51.34766, -2.94777), 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 Weston-super-Mare
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Weston-super-Mare is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the South West England licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, NGED only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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 Weston-super-Mare
A heat pump in Weston-super-Mare
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Weston-super-Mare make about 1,130 kWh, against 3,160 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 Weston-super-Mare
A 12-panel roof in Weston-super-Mare makes about 830 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.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
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 Weston-super-Mare
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Weston-super-Mare as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Weston-super-Mare solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Weston-super-Mare?
Each kWp of panels in Weston-super-Mare makes 1,053 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,700 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 830 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Weston-super-Mare?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Weston-super-Mare before a battery. What Weston-super-Mare changes is the return, about 6,700 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Weston-super-Mare need approval from the network operator?
Weston-super-Mare is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (South West England 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 Weston-super-Mare?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Weston-super-Mare exports about 5,760 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £691; 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 Weston-super-Mare in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Weston-super-Mare roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,130 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Weston-super-Mare compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Weston-super-Mare.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Weston-super-Mare |
|---|---|---|
| Weston-super-Mare | 1,053 | this town |
| Yatton | 1,016 | −37 kWh |
| Clevedon | 1,045 | −8 kWh |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 1,049 | −4 kWh |
| Nailsea | 1,014 | −39 kWh |
| Portishead | 1,019 | −34 kWh |
| Penarth | 1,055 | +2 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.
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