Nottinghamshire
Solar panels in Rainworth, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,230 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Rainworth can generate
From 33.4 kWh per kWp in December to 122.7 in May: a roof in Rainworth makes 3.7 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 979 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35 |
| February | 51.7 |
| March | 85.9 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 123 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 92 |
| October | 62.4 |
| November | 43.5 |
| December | 33.4 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 979 kWh per kWp in Rainworth against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Rainworth 6% above it.
How Rainworth compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Rainworth. It is one of 29 Nottinghamshire towns we track, and it ranks 18th of 29 for solar yield, a town of 8,108 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 979 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 £882 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £635 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Rainworth'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.
Rainworth sits within Newark and Sherwood, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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 Rainworth (53.12016, -1.11604), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Rainworth network
On NESO's licence-area map, Rainworth is in East Midlands, which National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) operates. That makes NGED the network operator for any system fitted here.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to NGED within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
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 Rainworth
A heat pump in Rainworth
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Rainworth's roofs make 1,040 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,960 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 Rainworth
A 12-panel roof in Rainworth makes about 780 kWh in May. 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.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Rainworth
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Rainworth: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Rainworth solar questions
What could a roof in Rainworth generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Rainworth at 979 kWh per kWp a year, 2.68 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,230 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Rainworth?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Rainworth before a battery. What Rainworth changes is the return, about 6,230 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Rainworth?
Usually not in advance. NGED, the network operator for Rainworth, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. "See our DNO explainer.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Rainworth?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Rainworth exports about 5,290 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £635; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Rainworth?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Rainworth 33.4 kWh per kWp in December and 35 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 210 kWh and 220 kWh in those months, against 780 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Rainworth compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Rainworth.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Rainworth |
|---|---|---|
| Rainworth | 979 | this town |
| Forest Town | 971 | −8 kWh |
| Mansfield | 970 | −9 kWh |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 967 | −12 kWh |
| Calverton | 986 | +7 kWh |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 959 | −20 kWh |
| Sutton in Ashfield | 960 | −19 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.
Also for Rainworth: Solar panels in Rainworth from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Solar installation day: exactly what happens, hour by hour
The week before, the day itself hour by hour, and the paperwork that follows.
Read the guide →Does a standalone battery actually pay back?
No panels means one job: buy cheap, use later. The tariff decides whether it pays.
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 →Which homes suit a heat pump, and which need work first
The trial data says no property type is unsuitable. Design quality decides the outcome.
Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
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
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