Solar panels in Belfast
Similar to northern England, with its own separate grant and export arrangements.
Yield in Belfast
850
kWh per kWp a year
A 4 kWp system
3,400
kWh generated
Worth per year
£699
saved plus exported
Payback
8
years, south-facing
Belfast sits in the Northern Ireland solar region, at roughly 81% of what the same panels would produce in Cornwall and Devon. Similar to the north of England, with its own grant landscape.
Work out your own roof
4 kWp is about 10 panels
50% typical, 75% with a battery
Pays for itself in
8 years
£699 a year in Northern Ireland, against about £5,600 installed. Over 25 years you would be roughly £11,872 ahead.
Generated per year
3,400 kWh
850 kWh per kWp here
Used at home
1,700 kWh
£444 off your bill
Exported
1,700 kWh
£255 earned
Solar in other cities
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Or see the Northern Ireland regional page.