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Solar panels in Quedgeley and Hardwicke.
Twelve panels here make about 6,350 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Quedgeley and Hardwicke's solar year
Quedgeley and Hardwicke's best month is July, at 125 kWh per kWp; December manages 33.3. Over the year that comes to 999 kWh per kWp, level with our Gloucestershire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.3 |
| February | 51.8 |
| March | 86.2 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 122 |
| July | 125 |
| August | 108 |
| September | 93.5 |
| October | 63.4 |
| November | 43.1 |
| December | 33.3 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 999 kWh per kWp in Quedgeley and Hardwicke against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Quedgeley and Hardwicke 8% above it.
How Quedgeley and Hardwicke compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Quedgeley and Hardwicke. It is one of 24 Gloucestershire towns we track, and it ranks 14th of 24 for solar yield, a town of 21,874 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 999 kWh per kWp a year, 2.74 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £897 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £650 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Quedgeley and Hardwicke'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.
Gloucester is the planning authority covering Quedgeley and Hardwicke, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Quedgeley and Hardwicke (51.82028, -2.2798), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Quedgeley and Hardwicke
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Quedgeley and Hardwicke, as part of its West Midlands licence area.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: NGED is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
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 Quedgeley and Hardwicke
A heat pump in Quedgeley and Hardwicke
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Quedgeley and Hardwicke make about 1,050 kWh, against 3,040 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more 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 Quedgeley and Hardwicke
From April to September, 69% of a Quedgeley and Hardwicke roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 800 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 Quedgeley and Hardwicke
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Quedgeley and Hardwicke as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Quedgeley and Hardwicke solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Quedgeley and Hardwicke?
Each kWp of panels in Quedgeley and Hardwicke makes 999 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,350 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 800 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Quedgeley and Hardwicke?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Quedgeley and Hardwicke before a battery. What Quedgeley and Hardwicke changes is the return, about 6,350 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Quedgeley and Hardwicke need approval from the network operator?
Quedgeley and Hardwicke is on National Grid Electricity Distribution's network (West 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 Quedgeley and Hardwicke?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Quedgeley and Hardwicke exports about 5,417 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £650; 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 Quedgeley and Hardwicke in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 69% of a Quedgeley and Hardwicke roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,050 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Quedgeley and Hardwicke compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Quedgeley and Hardwicke compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Quedgeley and Hardwicke |
|---|---|---|
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 999 | this town |
| Gloucester | 980 | −19 kWh |
| Stonehouse | 1,004 | +5 kWh |
| Brockworth | 990 | −9 kWh |
| Stroud | 998 | −1 kWh |
| Innsworth | 983 | −16 kWh |
| Cam | 998 | −1 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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