Derbyshire
Solar panels in Shirebrook, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,140 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Shirebrook's solar year
PVGIS puts Shirebrook at 966 kWh per kWp a year, 2% above our Derbyshire county estimate. 68% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 34 |
| February | 51 |
| March | 85 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 109 |
| September | 90.6 |
| October | 61 |
| November | 42.8 |
| December | 32.7 |
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: Shirebrook makes 966 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Shirebrook is 4% above it.
How Shirebrook compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Shirebrook. It is one of 28 Derbyshire towns we track, and it ranks 10th of 28 for solar yield, a town of 12,169 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 966 kWh per kWp a year, 2.65 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £872 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £625 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Shirebrook'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.
Bolsover is the planning authority covering Shirebrook, 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 Shirebrook's own coordinates (53.20378, -1.21697), 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 Shirebrook
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Shirebrook is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), which runs the East Midlands licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, NGED only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
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 Shirebrook
A heat pump in Shirebrook
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Shirebrook make about 1,020 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.
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 Shirebrook
From April to September, 68% of a Shirebrook roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 770 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.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds 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 Shirebrook
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Shirebrook as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Shirebrook solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Shirebrook?
Each kWp of panels in Shirebrook makes 966 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,140 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 770 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Shirebrook?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Shirebrook before a battery. What Shirebrook changes is the return, about 6,140 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Shirebrook need approval from the network operator?
Shirebrook 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 Shirebrook?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Shirebrook exports about 5,207 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £625; 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 Shirebrook in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Shirebrook roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,020 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Shirebrook compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Shirebrook compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Shirebrook |
|---|---|---|
| Shirebrook | 966 | this town |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 967 | +1 kWh |
| Bolsover | 962 | −4 kWh |
| Forest Town | 971 | +5 kWh |
| Mansfield | 970 | +4 kWh |
| Clowne | 972 | +6 kWh |
| Sutton in Ashfield | 960 | −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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