Saturday, 11 April 2026
Solar generation in Ballymena, Saturday, 11 April 2026
Mixed cloud over Ballymena. Even so, a 4kW install would generate around 8.3 kWh today.
4kW system
Typical 3-bed NI home (10-12 panels)
8.3 kWh
£2.77 of electricity
6kW system
Larger home, EV owner, or heat pump
12.4 kWh
£4.16 of electricity
Weather on the day
- Sunshine
- 5.3 h
- Cloud cover
- 88%
- Max temp
- 9.3°C
- Solar radiation
- 2.65 kWh/m²
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How we worked this out
We used daily shortwave radiation data for Ballymena from Open-Meteo and applied the standard PV yield model:
energy = radiation × system kWp × performance ratio.
The performance ratio is 0.78 (accounts for inverter and temperature losses, orientation and soiling).
Electricity is valued at 33.5p/kWh, the Power NI standard credit tariff.
Figures are an estimate based on observed conditions and a representative install. Actual generation varies with roof orientation, shading and hardware.