Shropshire
Solar panels in Bridgnorth, priced before anyone visits.
About 6,110 kWh a year from 12 panels in Bridgnorth, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Bridgnorth roof makes, month by month
PVGIS puts Bridgnorth at 961 kWh per kWp a year, level with our Shropshire 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 | 33.6 |
| February | 50.5 |
| March | 84.6 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 118 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 105 |
| September | 90.1 |
| October | 60.6 |
| November | 39.1 |
| December | 32 |
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: Bridgnorth makes 961 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Bridgnorth is 4% above it.
How Bridgnorth compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Bridgnorth. It is one of 9 Shropshire towns we track, and it ranks 6th of 9 for solar yield, a town of 12,093 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 961 kWh per kWp a year, 2.63 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £868 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £621 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Bridgnorth's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Shropshire; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Bridgnorth 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 Bridgnorth's own coordinates (52.53429, -2.42098), 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.
NGED and your Bridgnorth connection
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Bridgnorth is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the West Midlands licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, NGED only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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 Bridgnorth
A heat pump in Bridgnorth
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Bridgnorth, a 12-panel system makes about 200 kWh in December and 210 kWh in January, a fraction of its 760 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Bridgnorth
Summer is where a car earns its place. In May, 12 panels in Bridgnorth make about 760 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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 Bridgnorth
If a system in Bridgnorth is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Bridgnorth: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Bridgnorth?
Bridgnorth averages 2.63 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 961 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,110 kWh, 69% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Bridgnorth?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Bridgnorth, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 6,110 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Bridgnorth, 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 happens to the solar I do not use in Bridgnorth?
Around £621 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 5,175 kWh a 12-panel system in Bridgnorth exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Bridgnorth in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Bridgnorth: about 200 kWh from 12 panels, against 760 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Bridgnorth compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Bridgnorth.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Bridgnorth |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgnorth | 961 | this town |
| Wombourne | 953 | −8 kWh |
| Shifnal | 965 | +4 kWh |
| Perton | 960 | −1 kWh |
| Telford | 962 | +1 kWh |
| Kingswinford | 949 | −12 kWh |
| Codsall | 947 | −14 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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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Do you need planning permission for solar panels? Usually not
Usually not, provided the installation stays within the limits updated on 27 August 2026.
Read the guide →What a battery gateway actually does
Without a gateway your system shuts down when the grid does. Here is what the box actually does.
Read the guide →What it really costs to charge an EV at home versus in public
Home off-peak charging costs a fraction of the public price. The arithmetic, and the tariff it depends on.
Read the guide →Heat pump running costs versus a gas boiler, assumptions shown
Four numbers decide it: seasonal efficiency, flow temperature, tariff and heat demand.
Read the guide →EV tariffs compared: the cheapest overnight windows
Overnight rates of 6.99p to 9p against a 26.32p capped average, compared.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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