Warwickshire
Solar panels in Knowle and Dorridge, designed on a free call.
About 6,300 kWh a year from 12 panels in Knowle and Dorridge, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Knowle and Dorridge roof makes, month by month
From 33.9 kWh per kWp in December to 121.8 in July: a roof in Knowle and Dorridge makes 3.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 991 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.8 |
| February | 52.8 |
| March | 87.3 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 119 |
| July | 122 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 92.9 |
| October | 63.8 |
| November | 43.1 |
| December | 33.9 |
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 991, Knowle and Dorridge is 7% above it.
How Knowle and Dorridge compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Knowle and Dorridge. It is one of 19 Warwickshire towns we track, and it ranks 10th of 19 for solar yield, a town of 19,376 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 991 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 £891 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £644 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 Knowle and Dorridge's own yield.
Any planning application in Knowle and Dorridge sits with Solihull, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is 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 Knowle and Dorridge's own coordinates (52.38472, -1.74882), 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.
NGED and your Knowle and Dorridge connection
Knowle and Dorridge sits in National Grid Electricity Distribution's West Midlands licence area, so NGED is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to NGED within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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 Knowle and Dorridge
A heat pump in Knowle and Dorridge
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Knowle and Dorridge, a 12-panel system makes about 220 kWh in December and 230 kWh in January, a fraction of its 770 kWh in July, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Knowle and Dorridge
Knowle and Dorridge's July output, about 770 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices 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 Knowle and Dorridge
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Knowle and Dorridge as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Common questions about solar in Knowle and Dorridge
How much electricity do solar panels make in Knowle and Dorridge?
About 6,300 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Knowle and Dorridge: 991 kWh per kWp, or 2.71 peak sun hours a day on average. July is the strongest month, at about 770 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Knowle and Dorridge?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Knowle and Dorridge, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,300 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Knowle and Dorridge, and what does it need from me?
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) covers Knowle and Dorridge. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to NGED within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late.
What could I earn from exporting in Knowle and Dorridge?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Knowle and Dorridge sends about 5,366 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £644. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Knowle and Dorridge get in December?
December is the low point: about 220 kWh from a 12-panel system in Knowle and Dorridge, on PVGIS data, rising to 770 kWh in July. From November to February the same system makes about 1,060 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Knowle and Dorridge compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Knowle and Dorridge compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Knowle and Dorridge |
|---|---|---|
| Knowle and Dorridge | 991 | this town |
| Solihull | 979 | −12 kWh |
| Kenilworth | 998 | +7 kWh |
| Birmingham | 968 | −23 kWh |
| Redditch | 996 | +5 kWh |
| Coventry | 985 | −6 kWh |
| Warwick | 1,000 | +9 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
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