Solar panels in Bolton

North west yields, with a lot of terraced stock where roof space is the limiting factor.

Yield in Bolton
860
kWh per kWp a year
A 4 kWp system
3,440
kWh generated
Worth per year
£707
saved plus exported
Payback
7.9
years, south-facing

Bolton sits in the North West solar region, at roughly 82% of what the same panels would produce in Cornwall and Devon. Below average yields, but rising electricity prices keep the sums working.

Work out your own roof

4 kWp is about 10 panels

50% typical, 75% with a battery

Pays for itself in
7.9 years

£707 a year in North West, against about £5,600 installed. Over 25 years you would be roughly £12,077 ahead.

Generated per year
3,440 kWh
860 kWh per kWp here
Used at home
1,720 kWh
£449 off your bill
Exported
1,720 kWh
£258 earned

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