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Solar panels in Stanley, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Stanley makes about 6,010 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Stanley can generate
From 29.1 kWh per kWp in December to 122.2 in May: a roof in Stanley makes 4.2 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 945 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 32.5 |
| February | 50.4 |
| March | 83.5 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 105 |
| September | 88.1 |
| October | 58.5 |
| November | 40.7 |
| December | 29.1 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 945, Stanley is 2% above it.
How Stanley compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Stanley. It is one of 35 Durham towns we track, and it ranks joint 17th of 35 for solar yield, a town of 19,796 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 945 kWh per kWp a year, 2.59 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £856 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £609 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Stanley'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.
Stanley sits within County Durham, 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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Modelled for Stanley at 54.86774, -1.69221 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the Stanley network
Northern Powergrid owns and runs the local electricity network in Stanley, as part of its North East England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means Northern Powergrid is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Northern Powergrid, generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Stanley
A heat pump in Stanley
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Stanley's roofs make 970 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,890 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 Stanley
A 12-panel roof in Stanley 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.
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 Stanley
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Stanley: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Stanley: your questions answered
What could a roof in Stanley generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Stanley at 945 kWh per kWp a year, 2.59 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 6,010 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Stanley?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Stanley before a battery. What Stanley changes is the return, about 6,010 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Stanley?
Usually not in advance. Northern Powergrid, the network operator for Stanley, 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. Northern Powergrid publishes a guaranteed standard of 45 working days to quote for a low voltage generation connection. "See our DNO explainer.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Stanley?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Stanley exports about 5,074 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £609; 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 Stanley?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Stanley 29.1 kWh per kWp in December and 32.5 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 190 kWh and 210 kWh in those months, against 780 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Stanley compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Stanley compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Stanley |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley | 945 | this town |
| Annfield Plain | 939 | −6 kWh |
| Chester-le-Street | 936 | −9 kWh |
| Birtley | 944 | −1 kWh |
| Whickham | 950 | +5 kWh |
| Consett | 928 | −17 kWh |
| Blaydon | 934 | −11 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.
Also for Stanley: Solar panels in Stanley from OVO Solar & Battery
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