Derbyshire
Solar panels in Clowne, with the numbers shown.
About 6,180 kWh a year from 12 panels in Clowne, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Clowne's solar year
PVGIS puts Clowne at 972 kWh per kWp a year, 3% above our Derbyshire 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 | 33.6 |
| February | 51 |
| March | 85 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 91.3 |
| October | 61.4 |
| November | 42.5 |
| December | 32.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 972, Clowne is 5% above it.
How Clowne compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Clowne. It is one of 28 Derbyshire towns we track, and it ranks 6th of 28 for solar yield, a town of 7,793 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 972 kWh per kWp a year, 2.66 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £876 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £629 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Clowne'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.
Bolsover is the planning authority covering Clowne, 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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Modelled for Clowne at 53.27487, -1.2607 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Clowne
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Clowne 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.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Clowne
A heat pump in Clowne
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Clowne make about 1,020 kWh, against 2,960 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 Clowne
From April to September, 68% of a Clowne roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 780 kWh in May on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
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 Clowne
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Clowne as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Clowne solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Clowne?
Each kWp of panels in Clowne makes 972 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,180 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 780 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Clowne?
£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 Clowne differs is output: about 6,180 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Clowne need approval from the network operator?
Clowne is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (East 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 Clowne?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,245 kWh of the 6,180 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Clowne goes to the grid, around £629 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 Clowne in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Clowne roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,020 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Clowne compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Clowne compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Clowne |
|---|---|---|
| Clowne | 972 | this town |
| Bolsover | 962 | −10 kWh |
| Killamarsh | 957 | −15 kWh |
| Staveley | 957 | −15 kWh |
| Shirebrook | 966 | −6 kWh |
| Brimington | 954 | −18 kWh |
| Worksop | 959 | −13 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.
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Reading for Clowne homeowners
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Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
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