Staffordshire
Solar panels in Kidsgrove, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,830 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 Kidsgrove can generate
Kidsgrove's best month is May, at 116.1 kWh per kWp; December manages 27.7. Over the year that comes to 917 kWh per kWp, 4% below our Staffordshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 28.5 |
| February | 48 |
| March | 80.1 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 116 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 114 |
| August | 101 |
| September | 86.4 |
| October | 56.9 |
| November | 38.9 |
| December | 27.7 |
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 917, Kidsgrove is 1% below it.
How Kidsgrove compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Kidsgrove. It is one of 44 Staffordshire towns we track, and it ranks 42nd of 44 for solar yield, a town of 15,961 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 917 kWh per kWp a year, 2.51 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £834 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £587 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Kidsgrove'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.
Kidsgrove sits within Newcastle-under-Lyme, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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 Kidsgrove's own coordinates (53.08718, -2.24247), 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.
Connecting solar to the Kidsgrove network
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Kidsgrove 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Kidsgrove
A heat pump in Kidsgrove
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Kidsgrove's roofs make 910 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 Kidsgrove
From April to September, 69% of a Kidsgrove roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 740 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).
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Kidsgrove
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Kidsgrove: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Kidsgrove solar questions
What could a roof in Kidsgrove generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Kidsgrove at 917 kWh per kWp a year, 2.51 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,830 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Kidsgrove?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Kidsgrove before a battery. What Kidsgrove changes is the return, about 5,830 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Kidsgrove?
Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Kidsgrove, 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Kidsgrove?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Kidsgrove exports about 4,895 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £587; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Kidsgrove?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Kidsgrove 27.7 kWh per kWp in December and 28.5 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh and 180 kWh in those months, against 740 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Kidsgrove compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Kidsgrove.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Kidsgrove |
|---|---|---|
| Kidsgrove | 917 | this town |
| Alsager | 930 | +13 kWh |
| Biddulph | 910 | −7 kWh |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 932 | +15 kWh |
| Congleton | 907 | −10 kWh |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 925 | +8 kWh |
| Sandbach | 931 | +14 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.
Also for Kidsgrove: Solar panels in Kidsgrove from OVO Solar & Battery
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