Leicestershire, England
Solar panels across Leicestershire, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,240 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Leicestershire, in numbers
From 35.7 kWh per kWp in December to 120.2 in July: a roof in Leicestershire makes 3.4 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 981 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.2 |
| February | 51.4 |
| March | 84.8 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 120 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 92 |
| October | 62.9 |
| November | 44.5 |
| December | 35.7 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 981 kWh per kWp in Leicestershire against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Leicestershire 6% above it.
How Leicestershire compares
Leicestershire ranks joint 31st of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, 2% below the England average of our estimates. At 2.69 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 £636.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees in the middle of Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire (52.6674, -1.1186), 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.
The network operator for Leicestershire
On NESO's licence-area map, the middle of Leicestershire falls in East Midlands, which National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) operates, and so do all the towns we cover in the county.
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.
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 Leicestershire
A heat pump in Leicestershire
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Leicestershire make about 230 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Leicestershire comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Leicestershire
Leicestershire's July output, about 760 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.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices 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 Leicestershire: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Leicestershire?
Leicestershire averages 2.69 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 981 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,240 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Leicestershire?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Leicestershire, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,240 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Leicestershire, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator 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 Leicestershire?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Leicestershire sends about 5,302 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £636. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Leicestershire in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Leicestershire: about 230 kWh from 12 panels, against 760 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
Towns we cover in Leicestershire
26 Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
Do solar panels need direct sunlight? Not really, and here is why
No. Solar cells respond to light hitting them, not to a clear line of sight to the sun.
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