Leicestershire
Solar panels in Leicester, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,320 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Leicester's solar year
From 34.8 kWh per kWp in December to 123 in July: a roof in Leicester makes 3.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 994 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.4 |
| February | 51.3 |
| March | 85.8 |
| April | 112 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 118 |
| July | 123 |
| August | 109 |
| September | 93.5 |
| October | 63.9 |
| November | 44.9 |
| December | 34.8 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 994 kWh per kWp in Leicester against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Leicester 7% above it.
How Leicester compares
Leicester is classed as a city in the House of Commons Library settlement data, home to 429,513 people. It is one of 26 Leicestershire towns we track, and it ranks 7th of 26 for solar yield. Its 994 kWh per kWp a year works out at 2.72 peak sun hours a day, and running the standard 12 panel model here splits the return into £247 of savings from generation you use yourself and £646 of export income at 12p, with about 5,385 kWh a year going to the grid.
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 Leicester's own yield.
Planning applications in Leicester go to its own council, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a city.
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 Leicester at 52.6333, -1.13175 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 Leicester
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Leicester, as part of its East Midlands licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means NGED is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
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 Leicester
A heat pump in Leicester
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Leicester make about 1,060 kWh, against 3,000 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
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 Leicester
A 12-panel roof in Leicester makes about 780 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.
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.
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
What else is true of Leicester
Leicester's older housing sits within 25 conservation areas spanning the medieval city core, Victorian suburbs such as Stoneygate and South Highfields, and former village centres including Aylestone and Knighton. The city then grew through nearly three decades of mass housebuilding after 1945, expanding estates such as Braunstone and creating new ones including Beaumont Leys, so a Leicester roof can be anything from a tight Victorian terrace slope to a larger, more uniformly pitched inter-war or post-war semi on the outer estates.
Leicester sits in National Grid Electricity Distribution territory, on its East Midlands licence. National Grid Electricity Distribution's own published Guaranteed Standard is 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with a complete application acknowledged within 10 working days; most single home systems use the quicker 28-day G98 route instead. Leicester City Council is the planning authority for its 25 conservation areas, which run from the medieval core to former village centres.
The council's Carbon Neutral Roadmap sets an ambition for Leicester to become a carbon neutral and climate-adapted city by 2030 or sooner, one of the more demanding targets set by any city council covered here. Its climate action programme has already installed large-scale solar arrays on its own buildings, including leisure centres, depots, car parks and bus stations across the city, alongside wider work on home energy efficiency for residents.
Planning authority: Leicester City Council
Sources: leicester.gov.uk · leicester.gov.uk
Solar panel servicing and repair in Leicester
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Leicester as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Leicester: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Leicester?
Each kWp of panels in Leicester makes 994 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,320 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 780 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Leicester?
£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 Leicester differs is output: about 6,320 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Leicester need approval from the network operator?
Leicester 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 would export pay on a system in Leicester?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,385 kWh of the 6,320 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Leicester goes to the grid, around £646 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Leicester in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Leicester roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,060 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Leicester compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Leicester compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 994 | this town |
| Birstall | 981 | −13 kWh |
| Oadby | 1,005 | +11 kWh |
| Thurmaston | 985 | −9 kWh |
| Wigston | 997 | +3 kWh |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 990 | −4 kWh |
| Enderby and Narborough | 990 | −4 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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Reading for Leicester homeowners
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Read the guide →Home EV charger types and speeds, explained properly
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Read the guide →Are air source heat pumps any good? What owners actually report
The UK's largest survey found 80% of heat pump owners satisfied, against 70% for gas boilers.
Read the guide →Will energy prices keep rising, and by how much
The January forecasts jumped fast. What is confirmed, what is guessed, and whether solar is a real hedge.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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