Warwickshire
Solar panels in Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Twelve panels here make about 6,160 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Royal Sutton Coldfield's solar year
From 35.2 kWh per kWp in December to 118.8 in July: a roof in Royal Sutton Coldfield makes 3.4 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 968 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.9 |
| February | 51.5 |
| March | 85.3 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 105 |
| September | 90.7 |
| October | 61.2 |
| November | 42.7 |
| December | 35.2 |
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: Royal Sutton Coldfield makes 968 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Royal Sutton Coldfield is 5% above it.
How Royal Sutton Coldfield compares
Royal Sutton Coldfield is one of 19 Warwickshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 18th of 19 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 93,849 people. At 968 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.3 years on the 12p scenario: £873 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Royal Sutton Coldfield's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Birmingham is the planning authority covering Royal Sutton Coldfield, which the House of Commons Library classes as a 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.
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Modelled for Royal Sutton Coldfield at 52.56456, -1.82404 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 Royal Sutton Coldfield
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Royal Sutton Coldfield, as part of its West 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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Royal Sutton Coldfield
A heat pump in Royal Sutton Coldfield
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Royal Sutton Coldfield make about 1,060 kWh, against 2,900 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 Royal Sutton Coldfield
A 12-panel roof in Royal Sutton Coldfield makes about 760 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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Royal Sutton Coldfield
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Royal Sutton Coldfield as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Royal Sutton Coldfield solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
Each kWp of panels in Royal Sutton Coldfield makes 968 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,160 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 760 kWh in July.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
£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 Royal Sutton Coldfield differs is output: about 6,160 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Royal Sutton Coldfield need approval from the network operator?
Royal Sutton Coldfield 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 would export pay on a system in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,220 kWh of the 6,160 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Royal Sutton Coldfield goes to the grid, around £626 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 Royal Sutton Coldfield in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Royal Sutton Coldfield 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 Royal Sutton Coldfield compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Royal Sutton Coldfield compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Royal Sutton Coldfield |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Sutton Coldfield | 968 | this town |
| Streetly | 965 | −3 kWh |
| Pheasey | 967 | −1 kWh |
| Aldridge | 956 | −12 kWh |
| Fazeley | 970 | +2 kWh |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 958 | −10 kWh |
| Walsall | 966 | −2 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
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