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Solar panel installation in Ringwood

Solar, battery and EV charger installation in Ringwood and the western New Forest fringe, including Poulner, Ashley Heath and St Leonards, with real experience on wooded, National Park-adjacent plots.

  • MCS & NAPIT certified
  • RECC registered
  • £2m public liability

★★★★★5.0 rating on Google

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Solar panel installation typical of a New Gen Renewables job near Ringwood
Illustrative: a typical New Gen install

Covering Ringwood

Ringwood sits well inside the patch we cover

From our Broadstone base at Ste 7, Merley House, Merley House Lane we reach every corner of Ringwood and the surrounding Hampshire villages. We would rather give you a straight answer about your own roof than hand you a page written for the whole county.

A UK home in Hampshire suited to rooftop solar

Ringwood pricing

What solar costs on a Ringwood home, honest published pricing

5kW / 10-panel system + 10kWh battery

From £8,825 inc. scaffold

Our most common residential spec

Average residential order (hybrid inverter + battery)

~£10,000

Exact figure confirmed at a free survey

Grants and 0% VAT already apply to most residential solar and battery installs, and the Smart Export Guarantee pays you for what you export. We'll walk you through what applies to your home. One real example: our co-founder Phil saved £1,600 in his first year, tracked against his actual bills, not a projection.

The kit we fit around Ringwood, and why it suits the housing here

Panels, hybrid inverter and battery, sized around your usage and fitted honestly.

Why solar suits Ringwood

Ringwood sits right on the edge of the New Forest, which brings two things most Dorset towns do not, protected tree canopies that can shade a roof more than homeowners expect, and planning considerations tied to the National Park boundary. We are honest about both. Aiko panels carry built-in shading optimisation and DMEGC panels can be fitted with optimisers, which helps recover yield lost to tree shade, and we will tell you plainly if a plot is too shaded to be worth it rather than sell you a system that will underperform.

Panels, hybrid inverter & battery

95% of homeowners take a battery alongside their panels, and the inverter is predominantly hybrid. See the full residential price guide and battery options.

All-black, standard or in-roof

All-black panels as standard, face no more than 15cm above the tiles, with in-roof or SolaSkirt options available.

Most roof types

Concrete tile, peg tile, slate, flat, trapezoidal and corrugated roofs, but not thatch. All kit is IP65/IP66 rated and never fitted in the loft.

Honest "sometimes no" advice

We won't recommend north-facing panels, and we're upfront when heavy shade makes a roof unsuitable.

Conservation areas & listed buildings

Experience getting planning granted next to Grade II listed buildings and in Article 4 conservation areas.

Always compare the warranty, not just the price

New Gen RenewablesA cut-price fit
Workmanship warrantyInsurance-backed (IWA)Company-backed only
Cover if the installer foldsIndependent of usGone with the company
Product selectionWon't fit under a 10-year warrantyOften whatever's cheapest
Panel warranty25-year product / 30-year performanceVaries, often shorter
System sizingFrom your real usageOften a template quote
Like-for-like comparisonWe'll quote the identical system so you can compare

How it works, enquiry to switch-on

Free, no-pressure survey

We look at your roof, usage and tariff, and design a system around it, never a template quote.

Deposit to install

Typically 3–4 weeks from deposit to your install date.

On-site, 3–4 days

Roof and electrical work is typically done in a single day, power is off for a few hours, not longer.

Paperwork handled for you

We manage the DNO application and MCS certificate, and advise on the best export tariff. Nothing left for you to chase.

Ready to see your Ringwood numbers? Get a free, no-pressure quote.

Or call and ask us anything first, no scripts, no urgency.

Rated 5 stars by Dorset homeowners

Real Google reviews from residential solar and battery installs.

5.0

Adam Khodabaccus

Poole · Mar 2025

We recently had solar panels and battery storage installed at our property in Poole by New Gen Renewables, and I couldn't be more impressed with the service we received. From the very start, the team were incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and professional. They took the time to explain everything clearly and made the whole process feel smooth and stress-free. We're already seeing the benefits of going solar.

Ben Harrison

8 weeks ago

Really good experience with New Gen Renewables from start to finish. Had solar panels fitted and the lads were spot on- turned up on time, worked hard, and got everything done to a high standard. Easy to deal with, no messing about, and explained everything properly without trying to oversell anything.

Neil Smith

36 weeks ago

Great service from New-Gen! Very personal and very reasonably priced. Had 24 panels installed with inverter and 2 batteries. All working perfectly.

MCS CertifiedNAPIT NAP-78112RECC RegisteredIWA Insurance-Backed Warranty£2m Public Liability700+ Domestic Installs
Do you cover Ringwood and the New Forest fringe?

Yes. We cover Ringwood along with Poulner, Ashley Heath, St Leonards, Burley and Bransgore, from our Broadstone base. Wherever you are on the New Forest fringe, the same MCS and NAPIT certified team does the work.

What does solar cost for a Ringwood home?

A Ringwood quote opens at £8,825 for the popular combination of a 5kW array, roughly ten panels, a 10kWh battery and scaffold, with a typical finished order near £10,000. On a wooded, National Park-fringe plot the honest variable is tree shading, so rather than promise a return off a headline figure we survey the roof properly first, though most homes here still come in under seven years. We would sooner give you an accurate number once we have seen the canopy than one that ignores it.

Do I need planning permission for solar near the New Forest, and will trees shade my roof?

Most homes near Ringwood fall under permitted development for solar, but properties closer to the National Park boundary or in a conservation area can carry extra restrictions, and we will check this honestly before you commit rather than after. On shading, Aiko panels have built-in optimisation for partial shade and DMEGC panels can take optimisers, but if protected tree canopy genuinely rules a roof out, we will tell you rather than fit a system that will not perform.

Which panels and battery would you fit on a Ringwood home?

Panels are usually DMEGC or Aiko, both carrying a 25-year product and 30-year performance warranty, paired with a hybrid inverter, EcoFlow or Fox being our usual recommendations, and a matched battery. We will never fit a battery brand that does not match the inverter, since that is where warranty problems tend to start, and we always look at the warranty first rather than the marketing claims.

How do I know New Gen is a trustworthy installer for a Ringwood job?

We are MCS and NAPIT certified, RECC registered, and insured to £2 million public liability, with every install backed by an insurance-backed workmanship warranty. We also offer a blind like-for-like quote against any other installer's spec, so you can compare us directly rather than take our word for it, and we will tell you honestly if a cheaper system does the same job.

Get a free, no-pressure quote for your Ringwood home

Honest, technically-led advice and a system designed around what you actually use.