Derbyshire
Solar panels in Buxton, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Buxton makes about 5,720 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 Buxton can generate
From 24 kWh per kWp in December to 116.4 in May: a roof in Buxton makes 4.9 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 900 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 26.2 |
| February | 43.3 |
| March | 78.6 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 116 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 115 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 85.4 |
| October | 54.4 |
| November | 36.5 |
| December | 24 |
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: Buxton makes 900 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Buxton is 3% below it.
How Buxton compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Buxton. It is one of 28 Derbyshire towns we track, and it ranks 26th of 28 for solar yield, a town of 20,473 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 900 kWh per kWp a year, 2.46 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £821 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £574 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 Buxton's own yield.
Buxton sits within High Peak, its local planning authority, 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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Modelled for Buxton at 53.25523, -1.91304 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 Buxton network
On NESO's licence-area map, Buxton is in North West England, which Electricity North West operates. That makes Electricity North West 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 Electricity North West within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Buxton
A heat pump in Buxton
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Buxton's roofs make 830 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,830 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Buxton
A 12-panel roof in Buxton makes about 740 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.
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 Buxton
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Buxton: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Buxton
What could a roof in Buxton generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Buxton at 900 kWh per kWp a year, 2.46 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,720 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Buxton?
£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 Buxton differs is output: about 5,720 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Buxton?
Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Buxton, 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. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Buxton?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,787 kWh of the 5,720 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Buxton goes to the grid, around £574 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Buxton?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Buxton 24 kWh per kWp in December and 26.2 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 150 kWh and 170 kWh in those months, against 740 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Buxton compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Buxton compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| Buxton | 900 | this town |
| New Mills | 870 | −30 kWh |
| Macclesfield | 883 | −17 kWh |
| Poynton | 874 | −26 kWh |
| Leek | 910 | +10 kWh |
| Marple | 866 | −34 kWh |
| Hazel Grove | 880 | −20 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 Buxton: Solar panels in Buxton from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Buxton homeowners
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