Worcestershire
Solar panels in Halesowen, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,090 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Halesowen can generate
From 33 kWh per kWp in December to 118.3 in July: a roof in Halesowen makes 3.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 957 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.1 |
| February | 49.3 |
| March | 84.3 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 118 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 89.4 |
| October | 61.7 |
| November | 41 |
| December | 33 |
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: Halesowen makes 957 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Halesowen is 3% above it.
How Halesowen compares
Halesowen is one of 13 Worcestershire towns we track, and it ranks 12th of 13 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 61,156 people. At 957 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.4 years on the 12p scenario: £865 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Halesowen'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.
Halesowen sits within Dudley, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a large 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Halesowen (52.45658, -2.05296), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Halesowen network
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Halesowen is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the West 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.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. 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 Halesowen
A heat pump in Halesowen
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Halesowen's roofs make 1,010 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.
Grant support in England comes from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump, £2,500 for air-to-air, and an extra £1,500 until March 2027 where the home is heated by oil or LPG off the gas grid (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Halesowen
A 12-panel roof in Halesowen 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.
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 Halesowen
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Halesowen: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Halesowen: your questions answered
What could a roof in Halesowen generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Halesowen at 957 kWh per kWp a year, 2.62 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,090 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Halesowen?
£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 Halesowen differs is output: about 6,090 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Halesowen?
Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Halesowen, 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 would export pay on a system in Halesowen?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,150 kWh of the 6,090 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Halesowen goes to the grid, around £618 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 Halesowen?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Halesowen 33 kWh per kWp in December and 35.1 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh and 220 kWh in those months, against 750 kWh in July. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Halesowen compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Halesowen compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Halesowen |
|---|---|---|
| Halesowen | 957 | this town |
| Cradley Heath | 947 | −10 kWh |
| Oldbury | 965 | +8 kWh |
| Rowley Regis | 965 | +8 kWh |
| Brierley Hill | 949 | −8 kWh |
| Dudley | 956 | −1 kWh |
| Stourbridge | 949 | −8 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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