Rutland, England
Solar panels in Rutland, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,440 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Rutland's solar year
PVGIS puts Rutland at 1,013 kWh per kWp a year, 10% above the mean of our 85 county estimates. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 37 |
| February | 52.9 |
| March | 89.3 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 124 |
| June | 119 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 95 |
| October | 66.3 |
| November | 45.1 |
| December | 35 |
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: Rutland makes 1,013 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Rutland is 10% above it.
How Rutland compares
Rutland ranks 20th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, which puts export income near the top of the country. On the 12p scenario a 12 panel system here sends about 5,506 kWh to the grid a year on top of the £247 it saves you directly, so oversizing the array is usually the right call.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees in the middle of Rutland. 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 Rutland (52.6608, -0.6547), 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 Rutland
The centre of Rutland sits in National Grid Electricity Distribution's East Midlands licence area on NESO's boundary map, as does every town we cover there, so NGED is the network operator (DNO) a system here is registered with.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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 Rutland
A heat pump in Rutland
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Rutland make about 1,080 kWh, against 3,050 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Rutland
From April to September, 68% of a Rutland roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 790 kWh in July 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 Rutland: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Rutland?
Each kWp of panels in Rutland makes 1,013 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,440 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Rutland?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Rutland before a battery. What Rutland changes is the return, about 6,440 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Rutland need approval from the network operator?
Rutland is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (East 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Rutland?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Rutland exports about 5,506 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £661; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Rutland in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Rutland roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,080 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
Towns we cover in Rutland
One Rutland town has its own page so far, with a yield worked out for its own centroid.
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Reading for Rutland homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
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