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Solar panels in Congleton, priced before anyone visits.
A 12-panel roof in Congleton makes about 5,770 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Sunlight in Congleton, in numbers
Congleton's best month is May, at 116.3 kWh per kWp; January manages 27.7. Over the year that comes to 907 kWh per kWp, 4% below our Cheshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 27.7 |
| February | 47.1 |
| March | 79.4 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 116 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 111 |
| August | 99.7 |
| September | 84.2 |
| October | 56.1 |
| November | 38 |
| December | 28 |
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 907, Congleton is 2% below it.
How Congleton compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Congleton is one of 45 Cheshire towns we track, and it ranks 28th of 45 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 32,333 residents, and its roofs see 2.48 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,769 kWh of generation, of which around 4,832 kWh is exported at 12p for £580 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 Congleton'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 Congleton sits with Cheshire East, 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Congleton's own coordinates (53.16489, -2.21334), 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.
The network operator for Congleton
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Congleton, as part of its West Midlands licence area.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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 Congleton
A heat pump in Congleton
In January, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Congleton make about 180 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Congleton comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Congleton
Summer is where a car earns its place. In May, 12 panels in Congleton make about 740 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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.
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 Congleton
If a system in Congleton is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Congleton solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Congleton?
Congleton averages 2.48 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 907 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,770 kWh, 70% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Congleton?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Congleton, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 5,770 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Congleton, 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 happens to the solar I do not use in Congleton?
Around £580 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 4,832 kWh a 12-panel system in Congleton exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Congleton in the winter months?
January is the weakest month in Congleton: about 180 kWh from 12 panels, against 740 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Congleton compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Congleton.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Congleton |
|---|---|---|
| Congleton | 907 | this town |
| Biddulph | 910 | +3 kWh |
| Kidsgrove | 917 | +10 kWh |
| Alsager | 930 | +23 kWh |
| Sandbach | 931 | +24 kWh |
| Macclesfield | 883 | −24 kWh |
| Elworth | 931 | +24 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 Congleton: Solar panels in Congleton from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
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Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
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Read the guide →Get my free quote
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