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A 12-panel roof in Coseley makes about 6,090 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 Coseley can generate

PVGIS puts Coseley at 957 kWh per kWp a year, 1% above our Staffordshire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.

Map showing Coseley in Staffordshire A simplified outline map of Staffordshire with neighbouring counties shown faintly, and a pin marking the location of Coseley.
Coseley in Staffordshire

Generation per kWp, month by month

Coseley, 957 kWh per kWp a year
Coseley, monthly generation per kWp Bar chart, twelve months January to December. Peak July at 118 kWh/kWp. Lowest December at 33 kWh/kWp. Full values are in the table below this chart. 136 0 JFMAMJJASOND 118
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Coseley, monthly generation per kWp - monthly figures (kWh/kWp)
MonthkWh/kWp
January35
February49.2
March84.4
April108
May118
June116
July118
August104
September89.2
October61.6
November40.8
December33

Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.

6,090kWh a year, 12 panels
750kWh in July, the peak
210kWh in December

For scale: 957 kWh per kWp in Coseley against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Coseley 3% above it.

How Coseley compares

Among the places we publish figures for, Coseley is one of 44 Staffordshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 21st of 44 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 26,047 residents, and its roofs see 2.62 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,087 kWh of generation, of which around 5,150 kWh is exported at 12p for £618 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 Coseley'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.

Coseley sits within Dudley, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a medium town.

12 panels
530W panels. Most semi-detached roofs take 10 to 16 on one pitch.
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Installed prices. The named packages are the ones running on our current offers; the Duracell prices are for an installation alongside solar.
Electricity use
Export rate scenario
EV charger?
Estimated benefit, year one
£865
£72 a month · payback 7.4 yrs
System price, installed
£6,360
Simple payback
7.4 yrs
Generates a year
6,087 kWh
Exported
5,150 kWh at 12p
Where the money comes from
Solar you use, Export income, Off-peak shifting,

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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Coseley (52.53937, -2.09194), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.

Local grid

Connecting solar to the Coseley network

Coseley is served by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED): the town's centre falls inside its West Midlands licence area on NESO's boundary map.

Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to NGED within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.

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.

Aerial view of a residential UK street where several homes have black solar panels fitted to rear roof pitches
Several homes on the same street, all now fitted with solar.
Beyond solar

Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Coseley

A heat pump in Coseley

Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Coseley's roofs make 1,000 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,900 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.

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).

How heat pumps work

Charging an EV in Coseley

From April to September, 68% of a Coseley roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 750 kWh in July 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.

The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).

EV charging explained

FAQs

Coseley solar questions

What could a roof in Coseley generate?

PVGIS puts a roof in Coseley at 957 kWh per kWp a year, 2.62 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,090 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.

How much are solar panels in Coseley?

The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Coseley before a battery. What Coseley changes is the return, about 6,090 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.

Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Coseley?

Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Coseley, 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. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. "See our DNO explainer.

How much can I earn from exporting solar in Coseley?

With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Coseley exports about 5,150 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £618; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.

Do solar panels work in winter in Coseley?

Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Coseley 33 kWh per kWp in December and 35 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh and 220 kWh in those months, against 750 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.

How Coseley compares with its neighbours

How the towns nearest Coseley compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.

TownkWh per kWp a yearvs Coseley
Coseley957this town
Sedgley948−9 kWh
Tipton957level
Bilston955−2 kWh
Dudley956−1 kWh
Darlaston962+5 kWh
Rowley Regis965+8 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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