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Solar panel installation in Newcastle
Find out whether solar could help your Newcastle home buy less electricity from the grid. A free appointment compares the cost of the equipment with the estimated savings, including what a battery could add.
Buy less electricity from your supplier. Get your personal Newcastle savings estimate below.
- A saving figure within a minute
- Written quote at no cost to you
- Insured deposit and MCS-certified fitting
Step 1 of 3
What is your monthly electricity bill?
Roughly is fine. It tells us how much solar could do for your home.
Newcastle and Tyneside
Start with a number, not a sales call.
Tyneside's mix of terraces, flats and newer estates means two streets can need two different systems.
Panels and batteries by well-known makers
Eurener, the panel maker, warrants both the panels and their output for three decades. Storage can come from Tesla, Growatt, Fox ESS or Duracell, if it makes sense for your evenings.
Rules and safeguards
MCS certification covers REST's installers, HIES stands behind your deposit with insurance, and EPVS checks and clears each savings calculation before the install.
North East customers
Solar and batteries in Northumberland
A Northumberland install, and what it is estimated to save.
Case study
A Northumberland home where the batteries do most of the work
Panels make their power at midday, but homes tend to need it later. William's Northumberland home, with a bill of £1,115 a year, is a case study in closing that gap.
Two batteries can do the closing. They hold the roof's surplus until it is needed, and they account for more than half of the projected benefit. Exports play almost no part.
Payback is projected at around 12 years. The figure underneath shows how that patient decision could play out over 30 years.
- Estimated yearly electricity spend
- £1,115
- System
- 7.68 kWp + 10 kWh battery
- Est. first-year benefit
- £1,027
- Est. payback
- 12 years
Projected net savings over 30 years*£62,109
*Assumes electricity prices rise 7.04% a year. A projection, not a guarantee.
All savings, spend and generation figures are estimates, not measured results or a guarantee, and they depend on the roof, usage, tariff and future energy prices. These are selected examples, not typical results.
What it means at home
A forecast beyond the first annual result
Solar can contribute to household electricity for many years. Ask REST to set out the potential value across the full forecast, including exports.
In the daytime
Even on a bright winter day the roof can contribute, taking something off what the house would draw from the grid.
In the evening
A battery gives the house another source in the evening, with the grid there as back-up whenever the stored charge runs out.
Once it has paid for itself
After payback, the home is still generating part of its own supply. Panels carry a 30-year performance warranty.
What is behind the figures
Four things you can verify.
None of these depends on taking REST's word for it.
Long panel warranties
Eurener provides separate warranties for NEXA panels and their output, each lasting 30 years. REST helps with a claim should one arise.
Storage from four makers
Growatt, Tesla, Fox ESS and Duracell are all on offer, with capacity based on how much you use after dark.
Money protected
HIES covers your deposit through an insurance-backed scheme, within the limits it sets.
Estimates labelled as estimates
EPVS checks the numbers and has to clear them before installation; each figure is flagged as an estimate and its assumptions are listed.
11%
rise in solar installations across the North East in the twelve months to July 2026, the government's regional data shows. GOV.UK
Solar in Newcastle
Tyneside homes, planning and the network.
A few local points that can matter on Tyneside.
Conservation areas and flats
Parts of Newcastle, including Jesmond and Grainger Town, are conservation areas, and listed buildings need consent. The classic Tyneside flats are a special case: each flat has its own owner, so roof rights and agreement between owners matter. A standard house outside those areas typically needs no planning application for roof panels.
Northern Powergrid
Newcastle homes connect through Northern Powergrid's North East network. The G98 or G99 paperwork goes in via REST; when the operator answers is outside REST's control.
Terraces, flats and newer estates
Terraces, Tyneside flats and modern estates each give a different amount of usable roof and shade, so the surveyor works from your actual roof.
Useful official pages: Planning Portal: solar panels and planning permission · Find your network operator · GOV.UK regional solar figures
How it works
Your Newcastle savings estimate in three steps
- 01
Say what you pay
Tap the range your monthly electricity bill falls into.
- 02
Add where you live
An estimate for a Newcastle-area home appears on screen.
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Get your personal estimate
Pass REST your details and you hear back with what solar could save you.
Common questions
Quick answers before you enquire
No. Asking for one costs nothing and leaves you free to decline.
System and cost for your Newcastle home in one document. It includes:
- Your panel layout
- Battery options sized to your usage
- Estimated yearly saving and payback
- The assumptions behind each estimate
- Finance options, subject to status
- Your price, confirmed after the free survey
Finance is on offer, and some routes ask for nothing upfront. Finance is subject to status and lender approval, and REST UK acts as a credit broker, not a lender.
A REST surveyor, before any price is fixed. They measure, note any shade and inspect the electrics, and there is no charge.
Think of it as a sensible starting point built on typical use for a bill like yours. Once your own details are in, the quote replaces it, and it is still an estimate.
It is worth asking about. Once the system has paid for itself, the electricity it makes continues to reduce what you buy, and the forecast shows when REST expects that to begin.
It can be, but roof ownership and agreement between owners come first. Raise it early, and the surveyor can say what is realistic.
Dull days reduce output, but panels still generate in daylight, and the estimate is built for the region rather than for a sunny postcard.
Under a Smart Export Guarantee tariff, yes. Your supplier chooses the rate.
Newcastle and Tyneside coverage
Solar panel assessments across Newcastle and Tyneside.
REST reviews residential projects throughout the area, subject to survey requirements, access and installation availability.
Check your propertyNewcastle city
Gosforth, Jesmond, Heaton, Fenham, Kingston Park and surrounding districts.
Gateshead
Low Fell, Whickham, Ryton and surrounding communities.
North Tyneside
North Shields, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, Wallsend and nearby areas.
South Tyneside and beyond
South Shields, Washington, Sunderland and surrounding towns.
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Step 1 of 3
What is your monthly electricity bill?
Roughly is fine. It tells us how much solar could do for your home.
Notes on the figures
Projected net savings over 30 years: William R, Northumberland. This is the projection in the customer's own proposal, after the cost of the system and any finance repayments. It assumes electricity prices rise 7.04% a year, panel output falls 1% in the first year and about 0.38% a year after that, battery capacity falls 2.5% a year, and the battery (£1,600) and inverter (£500) are replaced every 10 years.
If electricity prices rise more slowly than assumed, the savings will be lower. Projections are not measured results or a guarantee, and they depend on the roof, usage, tariff and future energy prices. These are selected examples, not typical results.