Warwickshire
Solar panels in Coventry, sized to your roof.
About 6,260 kWh a year from 12 panels in Coventry, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Coventry's solar year
PVGIS puts Coventry at 985 kWh per kWp a year, 1% below our Warwickshire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in July.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.5 |
| February | 53.4 |
| March | 86.7 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 118 |
| July | 122 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 92.7 |
| October | 62.8 |
| November | 44.1 |
| December | 33 |
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 985, Coventry is 6% above it.
How Coventry compares
Coventry is classed as a city in the House of Commons Library settlement data, home to 364,216 people. It is one of 19 Warwickshire towns we track, and it ranks 11th of 19 for solar yield. Its 985 kWh per kWp a year works out at 2.70 peak sun hours a day, and running the standard 12 panel model here splits the return into £247 of savings from generation you use yourself and £639 of export income at 12p, with about 5,328 kWh a year going to the grid.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Coventry'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.
Planning applications in Coventry go to its own council, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a city.
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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Coventry (52.41076, -1.51047), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Coventry
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Coventry 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 Coventry
A heat pump in Coventry
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Coventry make about 1,060 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 Coventry
A 12-panel roof in Coventry makes about 770 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.
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.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Coventry
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Coventry as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Coventry: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Coventry?
Each kWp of panels in Coventry makes 985 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,260 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 770 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Coventry?
£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 Coventry differs is output: about 6,260 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Coventry need approval from the network operator?
Coventry 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 Coventry?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,328 kWh of the 6,260 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Coventry goes to the grid, around £639 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 Coventry in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Coventry 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 Coventry compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Coventry |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 985 | this town |
| Bedworth | 983 | −2 kWh |
| Kenilworth | 998 | +13 kWh |
| Nuneaton | 984 | −1 kWh |
| Royal Leamington Spa | 1,000 | +15 kWh |
| Warwick | 1,000 | +15 kWh |
| Whitnash | 999 | +14 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
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Further reading for Coventry
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Do solar panels work in winter? Yes, just less than summer
Panels run on light, not sunshine. Cloud turns them down, not off. What that means for an awkward roof.
Read the guide →Which battery size band does your home fall into?
Where UK homes actually land, why oversizing costs you, and what shifts the band.
Read the guide →What it really costs to charge an EV at home versus in public
Home off-peak charging costs a fraction of the public price. The arithmetic, and the tariff it depends on.
Read the guide →Are air source heat pumps any good? What owners actually report
The UK's largest survey found 80% of heat pump owners satisfied, against 70% for gas boilers.
Read the guide →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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