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Feed-in tariff solar in Dalton, Wigan (WN8)

716 installations in the WN8 postcode district, which covers Dalton and the surrounding area, are accredited under the Feed-in Tariff, holding 4,752 kW between them. That is an average system size of 6.64 kW, and ranks the district 259 of 2645.

716installations
4,752 kWinstalled capacity
6.64 kWaverage system
2015busiest year

Where WN8 is

WN8 is a postcode district in the Wigan post town, in West Lancashire, North West England. It covers Dalton, Newburgh and Parbold.

The figures on this page cover the whole district, so they include every accredited installation in those places. The register does not go finer than the district, which is the outward half of a postcode.

0 188 375 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Installations commissioned in Dalton, Wigan (WN8) by year. Ofgem Feed-in Tariff register, 2025-12-31.

What is installed

TechnologyInstallations
Photovoltaic714
Wind2

Where this sits

West Lancashire1,825 installations West Lancashire1,501 installations All districts2,645 with five or more

A postcode district is the outward half of a postcode, which is as precise as the public register goes. Districts with fewer than five installations are not published here. Place names come from the Royal Mail post town for the district.

Ofgem register as at 2025-12-31 Download all districts (CSV)