Derbyshire, England
Solar panels in Derbyshire, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,010 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Derbyshire roof makes, month by month
Derbyshire's best month is May, at 120.3 kWh per kWp; December manages 29.7. Over the year that comes to 945 kWh per kWp, 2% above the mean of our 85 county estimates.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 31.9 |
| February | 48.3 |
| March | 84.6 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 105 |
| September | 88.4 |
| October | 58.5 |
| November | 39.9 |
| December | 29.7 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Against Great Britain as a whole: Derbyshire makes 945 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Derbyshire is 2% above it.
How Derbyshire compares
Derbyshire ranks 37th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, 5% below the England average of our estimates. At 2.59 peak sun hours a day the sums lean on a healthy mix: £247 of the year one benefit here comes from solar you use yourself, with export at 12p adding £609.
These are county-level starting numbers. A town page gives the figure for its own centroid, and your design call replaces both with your roof, its shading and your bills.
The charger is in the installed price but left out of payback: charging savings depend on your mileage and tariff, which the design call models properly.
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Generation from PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC, SARAH3), retrieved August 2026 for a representative point in Derbyshire (53.1344, -1.6028), assuming 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south. Import valued at 26.32p/kWh (Ofgem price cap average, Oct to Dec 2026); off-peak charging at 8.5p/kWh where used (a supplier's published off-peak rate, checked September 2026); export at the scenario you pick, from the dated tariff table. Prices are installed pricing, August 2026, standard installations; 530W LONGi panels at £1,000 per kWp. Estimates for illustration, not a quote: your free design call prices your actual roof.
NGED and your Derbyshire connection
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) is the distribution network operator (DNO) for Derbyshire across most of the county, running its East Midlands licence area.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to NGED within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
Parts of Derbyshire are on a different network: some of its towns are served by Northern Powergrid and Electricity North West. Each town page names its own operator, worked out from that town's own location.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); NGED, guaranteed standards of performance table, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Derbyshire
A heat pump in Derbyshire
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Derbyshire make about 190 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Derbyshire comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Derbyshire
Derbyshire's May output, about 770 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Derbyshire solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Derbyshire?
Derbyshire averages 2.59 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 945 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,010 kWh, 69% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Derbyshire?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Derbyshire, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,010 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Derbyshire, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator at the centre of Derbyshire is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED). Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Derbyshire?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Derbyshire sends about 5,074 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £609. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Derbyshire in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Derbyshire: about 190 kWh from 12 panels, against 770 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
Towns we cover in Derbyshire
28 Derbyshire towns have their own page, each with PVGIS figures, a network operator and a monthly curve for its own location.
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Reading for Derbyshire homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
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