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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Derby homes in Derbyshire: a free remote design call first, then an MCS-certified installation team for your area if you decide to go ahead. PVGIS puts a roof in Derby at 980 kWh per kWp a year, 4% above our Derbyshire county estimate.
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What a roof in Derby can generate
Real satellite data for Derby, real installed pricing, and the same honest model we run for every place we cover.
How Derby compares
Derby is classed as a city in the House of Commons Library settlement data, home to 291,538 people. It is one of 28 Derbyshire towns we track, and it ranks 3rd of 28 for solar yield. Its 980 kWh per kWp a year works out at 2.69 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 £636 of export income at 12p, with about 5,296 kWh a year going to the grid.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Derby's own yield, and at Derby's 980 kWh per kWp it 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.
Derby is the planning authority covering Derby, which the House of Commons Library classes 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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A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Derby generates around 6,233 kWh a year, worth around £882 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Derby's own coordinates (52.91173, -1.47124), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate, with the full methodology, sourcing and assumptions set out on our help page.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Derby
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Derby as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Derby
What could a roof in Derby generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Derby at 980 kWh per kWp a year, 2.69 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Derby?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Derby costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Derby need a G99 application?
Most home solar and battery systems qualify for the simpler G98 notification, made to the network operator (DNO) after installation rather than before. A minority, usually larger systems, need the fuller G99 process instead. Your design call checks which applies in Derby before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Derby?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 5,296 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £636. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Reading for Derby homeowners
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Read the guide →How Derby compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp | Peak sun hours | vs Derby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | 980 | 2.69 | — |
| Castle Donington | 991 | 2.71 | +11 kWh |
| Hilton (South Derbyshire) | 967 | 2.65 | -13 kWh |
| Sandiacre | 981 | 2.69 | +1 kWh |
| Long Eaton | 986 | 2.70 | +6 kWh |
| Ilkeston | 973 | 2.67 | -7 kWh |
| Belper | 964 | 2.64 | -16 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.
Also for Derby: Solar panels in Derby from OVO Solar & Battery