Staffordshire
Solar panels in Burntwood, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Burntwood makes about 6,110 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 Burntwood can generate
PVGIS puts Burntwood at 960 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 | 35.2 |
| February | 50.6 |
| March | 84.9 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 118 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 106 |
| September | 89.6 |
| October | 60.9 |
| November | 42 |
| December | 33.7 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 960 kWh per kWp in Burntwood against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Burntwood 4% above it.
How Burntwood compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Burntwood is one of 44 Staffordshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 15th of 44 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 29,007 residents, and its roofs see 2.63 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,106 kWh of generation, of which around 5,169 kWh is exported at 12p for £620 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Burntwood'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.
Burntwood sits within Lichfield, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a medium 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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Modelled for Burntwood at 52.68009, -1.92475 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the Burntwood network
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Burntwood 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.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Burntwood
A heat pump in Burntwood
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Burntwood's roofs make 1,030 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,900 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 Burntwood
A 12-panel roof in Burntwood 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.
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.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Burntwood
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Burntwood: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Burntwood: your questions answered
What could a roof in Burntwood generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Burntwood at 960 kWh per kWp a year, 2.63 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,110 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Burntwood?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Burntwood before a battery. What Burntwood changes is the return, about 6,110 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Burntwood?
Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Burntwood, 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 Burntwood?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Burntwood exports about 5,169 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £620; 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 Burntwood?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Burntwood 33.7 kWh per kWp in December and 35.2 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh and 220 kWh in those months, against 750 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Burntwood compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Burntwood compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Burntwood |
|---|---|---|
| Burntwood | 960 | this town |
| Norton Canes | 957 | −3 kWh |
| Brownhills | 957 | −3 kWh |
| Cannock | 954 | −6 kWh |
| Pelsall | 958 | −2 kWh |
| Lichfield | 973 | +13 kWh |
| Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay | 953 | −7 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
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Reading for Burntwood homeowners
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