Derbyshire
Solar panels in Hilton, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Hilton makes about 6,150 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Hilton's solar year
PVGIS puts Hilton at 967 kWh per kWp a year, 2% above our Derbyshire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.3 |
| February | 50.5 |
| March | 85.1 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 90.8 |
| October | 61.5 |
| November | 41.9 |
| December | 32.7 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 967 kWh per kWp in Hilton against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Hilton 5% above it.
How Hilton compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Hilton. It is one of 28 Derbyshire towns we track, and it ranks 9th of 28 for solar yield, a town of 9,211 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 967 kWh per kWp a year, 2.65 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £873 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £626 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 Hilton's own yield.
South Derbyshire is the planning authority covering Hilton, 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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Modelled for Hilton at 52.86971, -1.6303 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Hilton
Hilton is served by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED): the town's centre falls inside its East Midlands 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: 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Hilton
A heat pump in Hilton
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Hilton make about 1,020 kWh, against 2,930 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 Hilton
From April to September, 68% of a Hilton roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 770 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.
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 Hilton
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Hilton as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Hilton
What does a solar panel system produce in Hilton?
Each kWp of panels in Hilton makes 967 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,150 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 770 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Hilton?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Hilton before a battery. What Hilton changes is the return, about 6,150 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Hilton need approval from the network operator?
Hilton 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Hilton?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Hilton exports about 5,213 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £626; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Hilton in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Hilton roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,020 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Hilton 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 Hilton |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 967 | this town |
| Burton upon Trent | 967 | level |
| Swadlincote | 971 | +4 kWh |
| Derby | 980 | +13 kWh |
| Woodville | 971 | +4 kWh |
| Uttoxeter | 961 | −6 kWh |
| Ashbourne | 962 | −5 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 Hilton
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