Solar panels in Plymouth

Top-tier UK yields — the best returns available anywhere in the country.

Yield in Plymouth

1050

kWh per kWp a year

A 4 kWp system

4,200

kWh generated

Worth per year

£863

saved plus exported

Payback

6.5

years, south-facing

Plymouth sits in the Cornwall and Devon solar region, at roughly 100% of what the same panels would produce in Cornwall and Devon. The sunniest part of the UK, and the best solar returns anywhere in the country.

Work out your own roof

System size (kWp)

4 kWp is about 10 panels

Roof faces

Your electricity use (kWh/year)

Used at home (%)

50% typical, 75% with a battery

Pays for itself in

6.5 years

£863 a year in Cornwall and Devon, against about £5,600 installed. Over 25 years you would be roughly £15,983 ahead.

Generated per year

4,200 kWh

1050 kWh per kWp here

Used at home

2,100 kWh

£548 off your bill

Exported

2,100 kWh

£315 earned

Solar in other cities

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Or see the Cornwall and Devon regional page.