Lincolnshire
Solar panels in Lincoln, designed on a free call.
A 12-panel roof in Lincoln makes about 6,420 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
Get my free quote
Three details. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute design call, on video or by phone if you prefer.
or call 07782 219224
- Free 30-minute video design call
- Priced before anyone visits
- Installed by our MCS-certified, fully insured teams
Sunlight in Lincoln, in numbers
Lincoln's best month is May, at 125.5 kWh per kWp; December manages 34.4. Over the year that comes to 1,010 kWh per kWp, level with our Lincolnshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.9 |
| February | 52.4 |
| March | 88 |
| April | 113 |
| May | 126 |
| June | 119 |
| July | 123 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 94.4 |
| October | 66.2 |
| November | 46.2 |
| December | 34.4 |
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: Lincoln makes 1,010 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Lincoln is 9% above it.
How Lincoln compares
Lincoln is one of 22 Lincolnshire towns we track, and it ranks 19th of 22 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 106,102 people. At 1,010 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.0 years on the 12p scenario: £905 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Lincoln'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.
Lincoln is its own local planning authority area, and its House of Commons Library settlement class is 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.
Your real roof and usage, worked through on a free 30-minute video call. Use the full form or leave three details below.
Price this for your roof
Three details. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute design call, on video or by phone if you prefer.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Lincoln's own coordinates (53.22391, -0.5538), 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 Lincoln connection
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Lincoln is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the 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.
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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Lincoln
A heat pump in Lincoln
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Lincoln make about 220 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Lincoln comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Lincoln
Lincoln's May output, about 800 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.
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 Lincoln
If a system in Lincoln is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Lincoln
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Lincoln?
Lincoln averages 2.77 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 1,010 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,420 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Lincoln?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Lincoln, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 6,420 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Lincoln, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED). Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Lincoln?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Lincoln sends about 5,487 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £658. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Lincoln in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Lincoln: about 220 kWh from 12 panels, against 800 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Lincoln compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Lincoln.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Lincoln |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1,010 | this town |
| North Hykeham | 1,011 | +1 kWh |
| Waddington | 1,018 | +8 kWh |
| Newark-on-Trent | 999 | −11 kWh |
| Balderton | 1,000 | −10 kWh |
| Gainsborough | 979 | −31 kWh |
| Sleaford | 1,031 | +21 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 Lincoln: Solar panels in Lincoln from OVO Solar & Battery
See a number before you speak to anyone
Answer a few questions about your roof and usage and see an instant solar and battery estimate. No email needed to see the result.
Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
G98 vs G99: the 28-day form and the eight-week wait, in plain English
One number on your quote decides between a formality and an eight week wait.
Read the guide →Inside a home battery: capacity, power and losses
Usable capacity, kW output, round trip losses and chemistry, in plain terms.
Read the guide →Charging an EV from your own solar
Every surplus kWh is 3.6 to 5 miles. Whether that beats a 7p overnight rate is arithmetic.
Read the guide →What are the disadvantages of a heat pump? Six honest ones
Six real disadvantages, worth planning around rather than a reason to rule one out.
Read the guide →Choosing a tariff when you have solar, a battery and an EV
Solar, battery and EV want different tariffs. How to work out which one to protect.
Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
Solar work is notifiable. A competent person scheme means your installation team notifies, not you.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
Takes about two minutes. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute video design call at a time that suits you. We design it around your roof and your numbers, and our MCS-certified, fully insured installation teams install it.