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Solar panels in Brinsworth, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,050 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Brinsworth's solar year
Brinsworth's best month is May, at 119 kWh per kWp; December manages 32.2. Over the year that comes to 951 kWh per kWp, 1% below our Yorkshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 33.4 |
| February | 52.1 |
| March | 84.2 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 111 |
| July | 116 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 88.7 |
| October | 59.3 |
| November | 41.5 |
| December | 32.2 |
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: Brinsworth makes 951 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Brinsworth is 3% above it.
How Brinsworth compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Brinsworth. It is one of 122 Yorkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 70th of 122 for solar yield, a town of 9,740 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 951 kWh per kWp a year, 2.61 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £860 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £613 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 Brinsworth's own yield.
Rotherham is the planning authority covering Brinsworth, which the House of Commons Library classes 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Brinsworth (53.40381, -1.36967), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Brinsworth
On NESO's licence-area map, Brinsworth is in Yorkshire, which Northern Powergrid operates. That makes Northern Powergrid the network operator for any system fitted here.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to Northern Powergrid within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Brinsworth
A heat pump in Brinsworth
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Brinsworth make about 1,010 kWh, against 2,880 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 Brinsworth
A 12-panel roof in Brinsworth makes about 760 kWh in May. 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.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices 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 Brinsworth
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Brinsworth as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Brinsworth: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Brinsworth?
Each kWp of panels in Brinsworth makes 951 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,050 kWh, from about 200 kWh in December up to 760 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Brinsworth?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Brinsworth before a battery. What Brinsworth changes is the return, about 6,050 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Brinsworth need approval from the network operator?
Brinsworth is on Northern Powergrid's network (Yorkshire licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Brinsworth?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Brinsworth exports about 5,112 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £613; 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 Brinsworth in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Brinsworth 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 Brinsworth compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Brinsworth compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Brinsworth |
|---|---|---|
| Brinsworth | 951 | this town |
| Rotherham | 951 | level |
| Swallownest and Aston | 956 | +5 kWh |
| Sheffield | 943 | −8 kWh |
| Rawmarsh | 956 | +5 kWh |
| Wickersley and Bramley | 968 | +17 kWh |
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 943 | −8 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
Also for Brinsworth: Solar panels in Brinsworth from OVO Solar & Battery
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