Leicestershire
Solar panels in Mountsorrel, with the numbers shown.
About 6,220 kWh a year from 12 panels in Mountsorrel, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Mountsorrel's solar year
From 35.7 kWh per kWp in December to 119.4 in July: a roof in Mountsorrel makes 3.3 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 978 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.3 |
| February | 51.8 |
| March | 85.2 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 90.9 |
| October | 62.5 |
| November | 44.8 |
| December | 35.7 |
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: Mountsorrel makes 978 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Mountsorrel is 6% above it.
How Mountsorrel compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Mountsorrel. It is one of 26 Leicestershire towns we track, and it ranks joint 25th of 26 for solar yield, a town of 13,450 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 978 kWh per kWp a year, 2.68 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £881 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £634 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Mountsorrel'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.
Charnwood is the planning authority covering Mountsorrel, 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 Mountsorrel at 52.72035, -1.14109 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 Mountsorrel
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Mountsorrel, 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Mountsorrel
A heat pump in Mountsorrel
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Mountsorrel make about 1,070 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.
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 Mountsorrel
From April to September, 68% of a Mountsorrel roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 760 kWh in July 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.
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.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Mountsorrel
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Mountsorrel as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Mountsorrel solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Mountsorrel?
Each kWp of panels in Mountsorrel makes 978 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,220 kWh, from about 230 kWh in December up to 760 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Mountsorrel?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Mountsorrel before a battery. What Mountsorrel changes is the return, about 6,220 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Mountsorrel need approval from the network operator?
Mountsorrel 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 Mountsorrel?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Mountsorrel exports about 5,283 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £634; 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 Mountsorrel in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Mountsorrel roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,070 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Mountsorrel compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Mountsorrel compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Mountsorrel |
|---|---|---|
| Mountsorrel | 978 | this town |
| Sileby | 978 | level |
| Birstall | 981 | +3 kWh |
| Syston | 985 | +7 kWh |
| Thurmaston | 985 | +7 kWh |
| Loughborough | 989 | +11 kWh |
| Leicester | 994 | +16 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 Mountsorrel homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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