Staffordshire, England
Solar panels in Staffordshire, priced before anyone visits.
About 6,050 kWh a year from 12 panels in Staffordshire, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Staffordshire can generate
PVGIS puts Staffordshire at 951 kWh per kWp a year, 3% above the mean of our 85 county estimates. 69% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.4 |
| February | 49.5 |
| March | 82 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 106 |
| September | 89.5 |
| October | 59.6 |
| November | 40.4 |
| December | 31.8 |
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: Staffordshire makes 951 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Staffordshire is 3% above it.
How Staffordshire compares
Staffordshire ranks 36th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, 5% below the England average of our estimates. At 2.61 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 £613.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below opens on Staffordshire's own PVGIS yield and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery; your free design call reworks every number for your roof.
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 Staffordshire (52.8242, -2.0436), 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.
Connecting solar to the Staffordshire network
The centre of Staffordshire sits in National Grid Electricity Distribution's West 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.
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.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Staffordshire
A heat pump in Staffordshire
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Staffordshire's roofs make 990 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,910 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 Staffordshire
A 12-panel roof in Staffordshire makes about 760 kWh in July. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
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.
Installed prices, the same across Staffordshire
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Staffordshire solar questions
What could a roof in Staffordshire generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Staffordshire at 951 kWh per kWp a year, 2.61 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,050 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Staffordshire?
£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 Staffordshire differs is output: about 6,050 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Staffordshire?
Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Staffordshire, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Staffordshire?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,112 kWh of the 6,050 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Staffordshire goes to the grid, around £613 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Staffordshire?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Staffordshire 31.8 kWh per kWp in December and 33.4 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 200 kWh and 210 kWh in those months, against 760 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
Towns we cover in Staffordshire
44 Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
What a solar service costs, and how often you actually need one
MCS advises a contractor visit at year 10 on a privately owned home. Most plans sell one a year.
Read the guide →Adding a battery to solar panels you already own
Retrofitting a battery to working solar is straightforward. The paperwork is where people trip up.
Read the guide →How solar aware EV charging actually works
The CT clamp, the surplus tracking and the 1.4kW floor that catches people out.
Read the guide →How an air source heat pump actually works
It moves heat rather than making it. The cycle, the efficiency numbers and the trade-offs.
Read the guide →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
Read the guide →How to check an MCS certificate is genuine, before the deposit leaves your account
A logo proves nothing. Certification is business specific, technology specific and checkable.
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