Nottinghamshire
Solar panels in Carlton, designed on a free call.
About 6,260 kWh a year from 12 panels in Carlton, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Carlton roof makes, month by month
PVGIS puts Carlton at 985 kWh per kWp a year, 1% below our Nottinghamshire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.5 |
| February | 51.3 |
| March | 86 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 121 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 92 |
| October | 63.2 |
| November | 44.2 |
| December | 33.3 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 985 kWh per kWp in Carlton against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Carlton 6% above it.
How Carlton compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Carlton is one of 29 Nottinghamshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 11th of 29 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 50,623 residents, and its roofs see 2.70 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,265 kWh of generation, of which around 5,328 kWh is exported at 12p for £639 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Carlton's 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.
Any planning application in Carlton sits with Gedling, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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 Carlton at 52.97008, -1.08836 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
The network operator for Carlton
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Carlton is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the East 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.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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 Carlton
A heat pump in Carlton
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Carlton, a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh in December and 230 kWh in January, a fraction of its 780 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 Carlton
Carlton's May output, about 780 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
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 Carlton
If a system in Carlton is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Carlton solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Carlton?
Carlton averages 2.70 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 985 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,260 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Carlton?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Carlton, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,260 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Carlton, 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 could I earn from exporting in Carlton?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Carlton sends about 5,328 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £639. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Carlton in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Carlton: about 210 kWh from 12 panels, against 780 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Carlton compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Carlton compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Carlton |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 985 | this town |
| Arnold | 976 | −9 kWh |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 991 | +6 kWh |
| West Bridgford | 983 | −2 kWh |
| Nottingham | 978 | −7 kWh |
| Cotgrave | 991 | +6 kWh |
| Calverton | 986 | +1 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 Carlton: Solar panels in Carlton from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Carlton homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
G98 vs G99: the 28-day form and the eight-week wait, in plain English
One number on your quote decides between a formality and an eight week wait.
Read the guide →GivEnergy in administration: what owners should do now
The sourced timeline, the warranty position, and the owner's checklist for this month.
Read the guide →Home EV charger types and speeds, explained properly
Granny cable, 7kW wall unit or 22kW three phase. What each adds per hour, and which you need.
Read the guide →What MCS certification actually buys you on a heat pump job
The gate on the £7,500 grant, the design standard behind your running costs, and the noise sign-off.
Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
Identical kit, five times the export income. The tariff decision worked through with August 2026 rates.
Read the guide →MCS, HIES, RECC, NAPIT, TrustMark and Flexi-Orb: which badge does what
Six logos, six different jobs. What each scheme covers, and which are actually required.
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