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Solar panels in Wombwell, designed on a free call.
About 6,090 kWh a year from 12 panels in Wombwell, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Wombwell, in numbers
Wombwell's best month is May, at 118.6 kWh per kWp; December manages 32.8. Over the year that comes to 957 kWh per kWp, 1% below our Yorkshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 34 |
| February | 52.6 |
| March | 85.2 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 88.4 |
| October | 59.9 |
| November | 41.6 |
| December | 32.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 957 kWh per kWp in Wombwell against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Wombwell 3% above it.
How Wombwell compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Wombwell. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks 48th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 17,242 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 957 kWh per kWp a year, 2.62 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £865 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £618 from export at 12p.
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 Wombwell's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Barnsley; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Wombwell 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Wombwell's own coordinates (53.52265, -1.40153), 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.
The network operator for Wombwell
Wombwell sits in Northern Powergrid's Yorkshire licence area, so Northern Powergrid is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, Northern Powergrid only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Wombwell
A heat pump in Wombwell
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Wombwell, a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh in December and 220 kWh in January, a fraction of its 750 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Wombwell
Wombwell's May output, about 750 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.
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 Wombwell
If a system in Wombwell is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Wombwell: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Wombwell?
Wombwell averages 2.62 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 957 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,090 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Wombwell?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Wombwell, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,090 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Wombwell, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Northern Powergrid. Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Wombwell?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Wombwell sends about 5,150 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £618. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Wombwell in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Wombwell: about 210 kWh from 12 panels, against 750 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Wombwell compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Wombwell compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Wombwell |
|---|---|---|
| Wombwell | 957 | this town |
| Hoyland | 958 | +1 kWh |
| Worsbrough | 952 | −5 kWh |
| Wath upon Dearne | 954 | −3 kWh |
| Barnsley | 954 | −3 kWh |
| Goldthorpe | 955 | −2 kWh |
| Thurnscoe | 955 | −2 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.
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