Herefordshire, England
Solar panels in Herefordshire, priced before anyone visits.
A 12-panel roof in Herefordshire makes about 6,310 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Herefordshire's solar year
From 33 kWh per kWp in December to 122.4 in May: a roof in Herefordshire makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 992 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36 |
| February | 53 |
| March | 87.3 |
| April | 112 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 121 |
| July | 122 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 93.1 |
| October | 62.8 |
| November | 41.5 |
| December | 33 |
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: Herefordshire makes 992 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Herefordshire is 7% above it.
How Herefordshire compares
Herefordshire ranks 29th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, 1% below the England average of our estimates. At 2.72 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 £645.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees in the middle of Herefordshire. Yours will differ; the calculator below lets you test panels, batteries and export rates first.
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 Herefordshire (52.1044, -2.7472), 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.
Who runs the grid in Herefordshire
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) is the distribution network operator (DNO) for Herefordshire, running its West Midlands licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means NGED is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); NGED, guaranteed standards of performance table, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Herefordshire
A heat pump in Herefordshire
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Herefordshire make about 1,040 kWh, against 3,010 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more 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 Herefordshire
From April to September, 68% of a Herefordshire roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 780 kWh in May on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar in Herefordshire: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Herefordshire?
Each kWp of panels in Herefordshire makes 992 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,310 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 780 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Herefordshire?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Herefordshire differs is output: about 6,310 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Herefordshire need approval from the network operator?
Herefordshire is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (West Midlands licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Herefordshire?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,372 kWh of the 6,310 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Herefordshire goes to the grid, around £645 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Herefordshire in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Herefordshire roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,040 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
Towns we cover in Herefordshire
4 Herefordshire towns have their own page, each with PVGIS figures, a network operator and a monthly curve for its own location.
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