Gloucestershire
Solar panels in Cinderford, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,340 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Cinderford's solar year
From 33.5 kWh per kWp in December to 124.5 in July: a roof in Cinderford makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 997 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 37.1 |
| February | 53 |
| March | 85.6 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 123 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 92.2 |
| October | 62.2 |
| November | 43 |
| December | 33.5 |
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: Cinderford makes 997 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Cinderford is 8% above it.
How Cinderford compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Cinderford. It is one of 24 Gloucestershire towns we track, and it ranks 17th of 24 for solar yield, a town of 9,035 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 997 kWh per kWp a year, 2.73 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £896 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £649 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 Cinderford's own yield.
Forest of Dean is the planning authority covering Cinderford, 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 Cinderford's own coordinates (51.82609, -2.50378), 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 Cinderford
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Cinderford 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.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Cinderford
A heat pump in Cinderford
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Cinderford make about 1,060 kWh, against 3,030 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Cinderford
A 12-panel roof in Cinderford makes about 790 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.
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 Cinderford
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Cinderford as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Cinderford
What does a solar panel system produce in Cinderford?
Each kWp of panels in Cinderford makes 997 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,340 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Cinderford?
£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 Cinderford differs is output: about 6,340 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Cinderford need approval from the network operator?
Cinderford 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 Cinderford?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,404 kWh of the 6,340 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Cinderford goes to the grid, around £649 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 Cinderford in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Cinderford roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,060 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Cinderford compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Cinderford.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Cinderford |
|---|---|---|
| Cinderford | 997 | this town |
| Ross-on-Wye | 981 | −16 kWh |
| Lydney | 1,024 | +27 kWh |
| Monmouth | 983 | −14 kWh |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 999 | +2 kWh |
| Stonehouse | 1,004 | +7 kWh |
| Cam | 998 | +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.
Also for Cinderford: Solar panels in Cinderford from OVO Solar & Battery
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