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Solar panels, designed, fitted and certified by Newpower

Solar and battery starting at £6,995 installed. 0% VAT until March 2027.

Independent MCS certified installers, fitting anywhere in the country.

Solar panels from Newpower

A solar PV system turns daylight into electricity you use first, before you buy any from the grid. Across the north and the Midlands a well-placed roof produces roughly 950 to 1,000 kWh a year for every kWp fitted, so our most common system, ten LONGi Hi-MO X10 panels making 4.8 kWp, generates around 4,500 kWh a year. That is more than the 2,700 kWh Ofgem counts as a typical home's annual use. Anything you do not use is either stored in a home battery or exported and paid for under the Smart Export Guarantee.

Fitted and certified by Newpower.

Newpower Advanced Ltd is MCS certified (NAP-75287), which is what makes you eligible for export payments and for 0% VAT on the whole install until March 2027. We handle the design, the install, the paperwork and the aftercare, and there is one number to ring before and after. If you drive electric, a home EV charger can go in on the same visit and run on your surplus, and what solar panels cost sets out where a typical job lands.

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Brands we work with

What a system costs

Solar and battery starting at £6,995

That is a smaller system with a compact battery, and it can be added to later. What moves the price is the roof, not the badge on the panel: how many pitches, what the tiles are, whether it needs scaffold on three sides, and whether you want a battery with it. We give you a ballpark on the phone and a real figure when we have seen the roof.

Get a price for your roof How it works

0% VAT on the whole install until March 2027. MCS certified, so you can claim export payments.

Already got a quote from someone else? Send it to us and we’ll check it.

Black in-roof solar panels set flush into a red-tiled roof near Grimsby, fitted by Newpower — In-roof panels we fitted near Grimsby (DN33)

Built-in solar panels

In-roof panels replace a section of tiles instead of sitting on rails above them, so the array lies flush with the roof and reads as part of the house rather than something bolted on. A weatherproof tray and flashing run round the edge, just like a roof window.

They suit a new build, an extension or a roof that is being re-tiled anyway, and anyone who wants the neatest finish. On an existing roof they cost a little more than panels on rails, because tiles come off and the tray goes in, and we will tell you honestly which one your roof suits.

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A roof is the cheapest power station you will ever own.

Ten panels on a south-facing pitch make more electricity in a year than Ofgem says a typical home uses. The argument is not whether it works. It is whether the roof, the shading and the way you use power add up at your house, which is what the survey is for.

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What's included.

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A home visit and survey, with a written design and generation estimate
LONGi Hi-MO X10 or Aiko Neostar all-black panels, mounting kit, inverter and all DC and AC cabling
Scaffold, roof work and making good
Bird protection and in-roof or on-roof mounting as the roof needs
DNO notification (G98) or application (G99) for larger systems, handled by us
MCS certificate, Part P electrical certificate and Building Regulations notification
The MCS certificate your energy supplier asks for before paying you for what you export
Monitoring app set up on your phone before we leave
Our workmanship warranty on top of the 25-year panel and 10-year inverter and battery warranties

What we fit

We choose equipment we can get parts and support for locally. If you have a brand in mind, ask; if it is good we will fit it.

How it works.

From enquiry to handover, and who does what.

Step 1 · At a time that suits you
Home visit
Our surveyor visits, checks the roof, loft, consumer unit and meter, and talks through what you actually use.
Step 2 · At the visit, or straight after it
Design and quote
You get a written design with the expected generation, the saving estimate and a quote in writing you can hold up against anyone else's. No pressure.
Step 3 · 1 to 2 weeks
DNO and scaffold
Systems under 3.68 kW per phase are notified to your network operator after the install (G98). Larger systems need approval first (G99), which we apply for while the scaffold is booked.
Step 4 · 1 day on site
Install day
Roofers fit the mounting and panels in the morning; our electrician fits the inverter, battery and isolators and connects to your consumer unit. Most homes are done in a day.
Step 5 · Same day, then ongoing
Handover and aftercare
We commission the system, set up the monitoring app with you and hand over the MCS certificate, warranties and electrical certificates, with our workmanship warranty behind it.

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Wickersley, Rotherham4.8 kWp solar + 5.12 kWh batteryEstimated saving about £980 a year

A detached house at dusk with a solar array on the main roof

Dore, Sheffield4.8 kWp solar onlyEstimated saving about £850 a year

All-black solar panels on the grey tiled roof of a house

Bessacarr, Doncaster6.4 kWp solar + Powerwall 3Estimated saving about £1,300 a year

Typical jobs and typical numbers for the area, not named customers. Photographs from our own library and the manufacturers we fit.

Questions we get asked.

How much do solar panels cost?

Solar with a battery starts at £6,995 installed: a smaller system with a compact battery, which can be added to later. A bigger family system with a 5.12 kWh battery is usually between £9,000 and £10,000, and a Tesla Powerwall 3 system starts from around £12,500. All with 0% VAT until March 2027. The price moves with the number of panels, roof access, whether you need a G99 application and which battery you choose. You get a quote in writing after the visit.

Do I pay VAT on solar panels?

No. Solar panels, batteries fitted with them and the installation are zero-rated for VAT on homes in Great Britain until 31 March 2027, after which the rate is due to return to 5%. Our prices are quoted with 0% VAT applied.

Do I need planning permission?

Usually not. Roof-mounted solar is permitted development on most houses as long as the panels do not stick out more than 200 mm from the roof slope and the home is not listed. Conservation areas such as Wentworth, Whiston and parts of Dore can add conditions on roofs facing a road, and we check this at the survey.

What is MCS and why does it matter?

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme is the quality standard for small-scale renewables. Newpower is MCS certified (NAP-75287). You need an MCS certificate to claim Smart Export Guarantee payments, to qualify for 0% VAT and for most finance products, and it means the design and install are inspected against a published standard.

How much will I actually save?

It depends on how much of the electricity you use at home rather than export. A 4.8 kWp system making 4,500 kWh a year, with 40% used in the home at 24.5p a unit and the rest exported at 15p, saves about £850 a year. Add a battery and self-use rises to around 70%, taking that to roughly £980 before you count cheaper off-peak charging. Those unit rates are the Ofgem price cap figures for autumn 2026; your design shows the estimate for your roof and your usage.

How long does it take?

From enquiry to install is typically 3 to 5 weeks; the install itself is usually one day for a straightforward roof. We handle the survey, the install and the paperwork, so there is one number to ring throughout.

Guides

A detached house at dusk with a solar array across the main roof

Solar PanelsSolar panel cost in Yorkshire in 2026: real installed prices

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Solar PanelsHow solar panels work in a Yorkshire home

An engineer with a laptop on a commercial roof covered in all-black solar panels

Solar PanelsThe best solar panels for a UK home in 2026, compared

Solar panels near you

We fit anywhere in the country. These towns and cities have their own page, with local figures, planning notes and the network operator for the area.

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Tell us about your home.

We will come and look, talk you through what would actually work and give you a figure. No obligation. We will come straight back to you to arrange a time.