Staffordshire
Solar panels in Brownhills, sized to your roof.
About 6,090 kWh a year from 12 panels in Brownhills, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Brownhills' solar year
Brownhills' best month is July, at 118.1 kWh per kWp; December manages 34.5. Over the year that comes to 957 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Staffordshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.7 |
| February | 50.4 |
| March | 84.8 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 89.7 |
| October | 60.6 |
| November | 41.6 |
| 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: 957 kWh per kWp in Brownhills against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Brownhills 3% above it.
How Brownhills compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Brownhills. It is one of 44 Staffordshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 21st of 44 for solar yield, a town of 21,256 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 957 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 £865 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £618 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Brownhills' 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.
Walsall is the planning authority covering Brownhills, 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Brownhills' own coordinates (52.64178, -1.92971), 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 Brownhills
Brownhills 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.
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.
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 Brownhills
A heat pump in Brownhills
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Brownhills make about 1,030 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 Brownhills
A 12-panel roof in Brownhills makes about 750 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.
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 Brownhills
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Brownhills as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Brownhills solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Brownhills?
Each kWp of panels in Brownhills makes 957 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,090 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 750 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Brownhills?
£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 Brownhills differs is output: about 6,090 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Brownhills need approval from the network operator?
Brownhills is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (West 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 Brownhills?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,150 kWh of the 6,090 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Brownhills goes to the grid, around £618 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 Brownhills in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Brownhills roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,030 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Brownhills compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Brownhills.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Brownhills |
|---|---|---|
| Brownhills | 957 | this town |
| Pelsall | 958 | +1 kWh |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 958 | +1 kWh |
| Aldridge | 956 | −1 kWh |
| Norton Canes | 957 | level |
| Burntwood | 960 | +3 kWh |
| Bloxwich | 958 | +1 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.
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