North East England
Solar Panels in Tyne and Wear
We connect homeowners across Tyne and Wear with MCS-certified solar installers. Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead and South Tyneside form a dense urban conurbation of mostly terraced and semi-detached Victorian and interwar housing.
Solar generation in Tyne and Wear
Using PVGIS irradiance data for North East England, a 4 kWp south-facing array in Tyne and Wear produces roughly 3,660 kWh per year. At the April 2026 Ofgem price cap of 24.50p/kWh, that covers £897 of electricity you would otherwise buy from the grid.
On top of bill savings, surplus energy exported to the grid earns Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) payments — typically 4–6p/kWh with the main suppliers, or up to 15p/kWh with specialist tariffs like Octopus Outgoing.
A typical 4 kWp system with a 5 kWh battery costs £7,000–£11,000 installed across Tyne and Wear. At current energy prices, most homeowners break even within 9–11 years.
Local grid: Northern Powergrid (Northeast)
Anywhere in Tyne and Wear, the grid connection for a new system goes via Northern Powergrid (Northeast). Smaller systems (up to 3.68 kW) just need a G98 notification, while bigger ones need G99 approval — allow up to 45 working days for that. Either way, it's your MCS-certified installer's job, not an added fee.
About Tyne and Wear
Dense inner-city Victorian terracing sits alongside more spacious inter-war semis in the outer suburbs of this conurbation, so roof size varies a lot within a fairly small area. Newcastle and Gateshead's regenerated Quayside sits a few miles from Sunderland, whose shipbuilding-era economy has shifted toward advanced manufacturing, including the Nissan plant.
Coverage across Tyne and Wear
No single town in Tyne and Wear has its own page here yet, but that doesn't limit coverage — our installer network reaches Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and South Shields and everywhere else in the county. Submit a quote request below and we'll take it from there.
Frequently asked questions — Tyne and Wear
Do you cover every town in Tyne and Wear, or just the bigger ones?+
We're a matching service covering the whole of Tyne and Wear, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and South Shields — plus every smaller town and village in between. We connect you with MCS-certified installers who work across the county, whether or not your specific town already has its own dedicated page on this site.
How much electricity will solar panels generate in Tyne and Wear?+
PVGIS irradiance figures for North East England put a 4 kWp south-facing system in Tyne and Wear at around 3,660 kWh of generation a year — worth roughly £897 at the April 2026 Ofgem price cap of 24.50p/kWh. Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead and South Tyneside form a dense urban conurbation of mostly terraced and semi-detached Victorian and interwar housing.
Who is the electricity network operator in Tyne and Wear?+
Tyne and Wear sits on the Northern Powergrid (Northeast) network. Smaller systems (up to 3.68 kW) only need a G98 notification; larger ones need G99 approval, which can take up to 45 working days — your installer takes care of the paperwork either way, at no extra cost.
How long is the payback period for solar in Tyne and Wear?+
A typical 4 kWp system with a 5 kWh battery costs £7,000–£11,000 installed. On Tyne and Wear's 915 kWh-per-kWp yield and current energy prices, most homeowners break even within 9–11 years, and Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) payments on surplus exported energy reduce that further.