Staffordshire
Solar panels in Aldridge, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Aldridge makes about 6,080 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Aldridge can generate
PVGIS puts Aldridge at 956 kWh per kWp a year, 1% above our Staffordshire county estimate. 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 | 35.6 |
| February | 50.4 |
| March | 84.7 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 89.7 |
| October | 60.5 |
| November | 41.5 |
| December | 34.5 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 956 kWh per kWp in Aldridge against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Aldridge 3% above it.
How Aldridge compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Aldridge. It is one of 44 Staffordshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 25th of 44 for solar yield, a town of 15,780 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 956 kWh per kWp a year, 2.62 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £864 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £617 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Aldridge's own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Aldridge sits within Walsall, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a small town.
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 is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Aldridge's own coordinates (52.60574, -1.92291), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Connecting solar to the Aldridge network
Aldridge sits in National Grid Electricity Distribution's West Midlands licence area, so NGED is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to NGED within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Aldridge
A heat pump in Aldridge
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Aldridge's roofs make 1,030 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,880 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 Aldridge
From April to September, 68% of a Aldridge roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 750 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 panel servicing and repair in Aldridge
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Aldridge: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Aldridge solar questions
What could a roof in Aldridge generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Aldridge at 956 kWh per kWp a year, 2.62 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,080 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Aldridge?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Aldridge before a battery. What Aldridge changes is the return, about 6,080 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Aldridge?
Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Aldridge, 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Aldridge?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Aldridge exports about 5,143 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £617; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Aldridge?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Aldridge 34.5 kWh per kWp in December and 35.6 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 220 kWh and 230 kWh in those months, against 750 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Aldridge compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Aldridge |
|---|---|---|
| Aldridge | 956 | this town |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 958 | +2 kWh |
| Streetly | 965 | +9 kWh |
| Brownhills | 957 | +1 kWh |
| Pelsall | 958 | +2 kWh |
| Walsall | 966 | +10 kWh |
| Bloxwich | 958 | +2 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
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Further reading for Aldridge
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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