Lancashire
Solar panels in Fulwood, with the numbers shown.
About 5,780 kWh a year from 12 panels in Fulwood, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Fulwood can generate
Fulwood's best month is May, at 120.1 kWh per kWp; December manages 26.5. Over the year that comes to 909 kWh per kWp, 5% above our Lancashire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 27.6 |
| February | 49.2 |
| March | 80.1 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 112 |
| August | 99 |
| September | 81.3 |
| October | 56.6 |
| November | 37 |
| December | 26.5 |
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 909, Fulwood is 2% below it.
How Fulwood compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Fulwood is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks joint 55th of 109 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 38,001 residents, and its roofs see 2.49 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,781 kWh of generation, of which around 4,845 kWh is exported at 12p for £581 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 Fulwood'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.
Fulwood sits within Preston, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a medium 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 Fulwood at 53.78638, -2.71695 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 Fulwood network
Fulwood is served by Electricity North West: the town's centre falls inside its North West England licence area on NESO's boundary map.
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: Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Fulwood
A heat pump in Fulwood
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Fulwood's roofs make 890 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,820 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Fulwood
From April to September, 70% of a Fulwood roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 760 kWh in May 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).
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 Fulwood
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Fulwood: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Fulwood
What could a roof in Fulwood generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Fulwood at 909 kWh per kWp a year, 2.49 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,780 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Fulwood?
£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 Fulwood differs is output: about 5,780 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Fulwood?
Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Fulwood, 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. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Fulwood?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,845 kWh of the 5,780 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Fulwood goes to the grid, around £581 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Fulwood?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Fulwood 26.5 kWh per kWp in December and 27.6 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 170 kWh and 180 kWh in those months, against 760 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Fulwood compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Fulwood compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Fulwood |
|---|---|---|
| Fulwood | 909 | this town |
| Preston | 889 | −20 kWh |
| Cottam | 931 | +22 kWh |
| Penwortham | 909 | level |
| Bamber Bridge | 890 | −19 kWh |
| Longridge | 891 | −18 kWh |
| Longton | 931 | +22 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 Fulwood: Solar panels in Fulwood from OVO Solar & Battery
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