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Solar panels in Earl Shilton, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Earl Shilton makes about 6,300 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Earl Shilton's solar year
PVGIS puts Earl Shilton at 990 kWh per kWp a year, 1% above our Leicestershire 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 | 36.2 |
| February | 51 |
| March | 86.1 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 118 |
| July | 122 |
| August | 109 |
| September | 92.8 |
| October | 63.8 |
| November | 43.5 |
| December | 34.7 |
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: Earl Shilton makes 990 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Earl Shilton is 7% above it.
How Earl Shilton compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Earl Shilton. It is one of 26 Leicestershire towns we track, and it ranks joint 12th of 26 for solar yield, a town of 11,375 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 990 kWh per kWp a year, 2.71 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £890 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £643 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Earl Shilton's own yield.
Hinckley and Bosworth is the planning authority covering Earl Shilton, which the House of Commons Library classes 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Earl Shilton's own coordinates (52.57418, -1.31715), 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.
Who runs the grid in Earl Shilton
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Earl Shilton 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Earl Shilton
A heat pump in Earl Shilton
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Earl Shilton make about 1,050 kWh, against 2,990 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 Earl Shilton
A 12-panel roof in Earl Shilton makes about 780 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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Earl Shilton
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Earl Shilton as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Earl Shilton
What does a solar panel system produce in Earl Shilton?
Each kWp of panels in Earl Shilton makes 990 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,300 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 780 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Earl Shilton?
£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 Earl Shilton differs is output: about 6,300 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Earl Shilton need approval from the network operator?
Earl Shilton 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 Earl Shilton?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,360 kWh of the 6,300 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Earl Shilton goes to the grid, around £643 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 Earl Shilton in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Earl Shilton roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,050 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Earl Shilton 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 Earl Shilton |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Shilton | 990 | this town |
| Barwell | 990 | level |
| Hinckley | 988 | −2 kWh |
| Enderby and Narborough | 990 | level |
| Broughton Astley | 991 | +1 kWh |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 990 | level |
| Blaby and Whetstone | 993 | +3 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.
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Further reading for Earl Shilton
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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