Staffordshire
Solar panels in Darlaston, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Darlaston makes about 6,120 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 Darlaston can generate
Darlaston's best month is July, at 118.4 kWh per kWp; December manages 34.4. Over the year that comes to 962 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Staffordshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.4 |
| February | 50.7 |
| March | 85.1 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 118 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 105 |
| September | 89.3 |
| October | 61.8 |
| November | 41.9 |
| December | 34.4 |
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: Darlaston makes 962 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Darlaston is 4% above it.
How Darlaston compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Darlaston. It is one of 44 Staffordshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 11th of 44 for solar yield, a town of 22,370 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 962 kWh per kWp a year, 2.64 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £869 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £622 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Darlaston'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.
Darlaston sits within Walsall, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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 Darlaston at 52.57002, -2.03406 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the Darlaston network
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Darlaston, 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.
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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Darlaston
A heat pump in Darlaston
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Darlaston's roofs make 1,030 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.
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 Darlaston
A 12-panel roof in Darlaston makes about 750 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.
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 Darlaston
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Darlaston: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Darlaston solar questions
What could a roof in Darlaston generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Darlaston at 962 kWh per kWp a year, 2.64 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,120 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Darlaston?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Darlaston before a battery. What Darlaston changes is the return, about 6,120 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Darlaston?
Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Darlaston, 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 Darlaston?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Darlaston exports about 5,182 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £622; 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 Darlaston?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Darlaston 34.4 kWh per kWp in December and 35.4 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 220 kWh and 230 kWh in those months, against 750 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Darlaston compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Darlaston compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Darlaston |
|---|---|---|
| Darlaston | 962 | this town |
| Wednesbury | 962 | level |
| Bilston | 955 | −7 kWh |
| Willenhall | 962 | level |
| Walsall | 966 | +4 kWh |
| Tipton | 957 | −5 kWh |
| West Bromwich | 966 | +4 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 Darlaston homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
How long does a solar inverter last, and when does replacing it make sense?
The one component you should expect to replace, and the decision tree when it goes.
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 →Charging an EV from your own solar
Every surplus kWh is 3.6 to 5 miles. Whether that beats a 7p overnight rate is arithmetic.
Read the guide →Which homes suit a heat pump, and which need work first
The trial data says no property type is unsuitable. Design quality decides the outcome.
Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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