Nottinghamshire
Solar panels in Ruddington, with the numbers shown.
About 6,260 kWh a year from 12 panels in Ruddington, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Ruddington's solar year
Ruddington's best month is May, at 121.9 kWh per kWp; December manages 34.2. Over the year that comes to 985 kWh per kWp, 1% below our Nottinghamshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35.8 |
| February | 50.9 |
| March | 85.4 |
| April | 112 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 121 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 91.6 |
| October | 62.3 |
| November | 44.1 |
| December | 34.2 |
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: Ruddington makes 985 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Ruddington is 6% above it.
How Ruddington compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Ruddington. It is one of 29 Nottinghamshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 11th of 29 for solar yield, a town of 8,730 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 985 kWh per kWp a year, 2.70 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £886 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £639 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Ruddington'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.
Rushcliffe is the planning authority covering Ruddington, 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Ruddington's own coordinates (52.89442, -1.14884), 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.
Who runs the grid in Ruddington
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) owns and runs the local electricity network in Ruddington, 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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Ruddington
A heat pump in Ruddington
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Ruddington make about 1,050 kWh, against 2,980 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Ruddington
From April to September, 68% of a Ruddington roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 780 kWh in May 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
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 Ruddington
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Ruddington as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Ruddington: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Ruddington?
Each kWp of panels in Ruddington makes 985 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,260 kWh, from about 220 kWh in December up to 780 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Ruddington?
£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 Ruddington differs is output: about 6,260 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Ruddington need approval from the network operator?
Ruddington 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 would export pay on a system in Ruddington?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,328 kWh of the 6,260 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Ruddington goes to the grid, around £639 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 Ruddington in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Ruddington 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 Ruddington compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Ruddington compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Ruddington |
|---|---|---|
| Ruddington | 985 | this town |
| Clifton | 983 | −2 kWh |
| West Bridgford | 983 | −2 kWh |
| Keyworth | 986 | +1 kWh |
| Beeston | 983 | −2 kWh |
| East Leake | 986 | +1 kWh |
| Cotgrave | 991 | +6 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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