Derbyshire
Solar panels in Bolsover, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Bolsover makes about 6,120 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Bolsover's solar year
PVGIS puts Bolsover at 962 kWh per kWp a year, 2% above our Derbyshire county estimate. 69% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.3 |
| February | 50.5 |
| March | 84.5 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 109 |
| September | 90.1 |
| October | 60.4 |
| November | 42.4 |
| December | 31.9 |
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: Bolsover makes 962 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Bolsover is 4% above it.
How Bolsover compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Bolsover. It is one of 28 Derbyshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 15th of 28 for solar yield, a town of 12,313 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 962 kWh per kWp a year, 2.64 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £869 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £622 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Bolsover's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Planning applications in Bolsover go to its own council, 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 Bolsover's own coordinates (53.23031, -1.29415), 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.
Who runs the grid in Bolsover
On NESO's licence-area map, Bolsover is in East Midlands, which National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) operates. That makes NGED the network operator for any system fitted here.
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.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Bolsover
A heat pump in Bolsover
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Bolsover make about 1,010 kWh, against 2,930 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 Bolsover
From April to September, 69% of a Bolsover roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 770 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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Bolsover
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Bolsover as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Bolsover solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Bolsover?
Each kWp of panels in Bolsover makes 962 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,120 kWh, from about 200 kWh in December up to 770 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Bolsover?
£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 Bolsover differs is output: about 6,120 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Bolsover need approval from the network operator?
Bolsover 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 would export pay on a system in Bolsover?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,182 kWh of the 6,120 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Bolsover goes to the grid, around £622 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 Bolsover in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Bolsover roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,010 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Bolsover 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 Bolsover |
|---|---|---|
| Bolsover | 962 | this town |
| Clowne | 972 | +10 kWh |
| Staveley | 957 | −5 kWh |
| Shirebrook | 966 | +4 kWh |
| Brimington | 954 | −8 kWh |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood | 954 | −8 kWh |
| Chesterfield | 957 | −5 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 Bolsover
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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The one component you should expect to replace, and the decision tree when it goes.
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Read the guide →How solar aware EV charging actually works
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Read the guide →Sizing a heat pump: what a proper survey covers
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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
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