Worcestershire
Solar panels in Stourbridge, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Stourbridge makes about 6,040 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Stourbridge's solar year
PVGIS puts Stourbridge at 949 kWh per kWp a year, 5% below our Worcestershire 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 | 34.4 |
| February | 49 |
| March | 83.3 |
| April | 107 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 89.3 |
| October | 61.1 |
| November | 40.5 |
| December | 32.3 |
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 949, Stourbridge is 3% above it.
How Stourbridge compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Stourbridge is one of 13 Worcestershire towns we track, and it ranks 13th of 13 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 57,759 residents, and its roofs see 2.60 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,036 kWh of generation, of which around 5,099 kWh is exported at 12p for £612 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Stourbridge'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.
Dudley is the planning authority covering Stourbridge, which the House of Commons Library classes as a medium 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 Stourbridge (52.45227, -2.14116), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Stourbridge
Stourbridge is served by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED): the town's centre falls inside its West Midlands licence area on NESO's boundary map.
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 Stourbridge
A heat pump in Stourbridge
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Stourbridge make about 990 kWh, against 2,870 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 Stourbridge
A 12-panel roof in Stourbridge makes about 740 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.
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 Stourbridge
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Stourbridge as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Stourbridge
What does a solar panel system produce in Stourbridge?
Each kWp of panels in Stourbridge makes 949 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,040 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 740 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Stourbridge?
£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 Stourbridge differs is output: about 6,040 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Stourbridge need approval from the network operator?
Stourbridge 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 Stourbridge?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 5,099 kWh of the 6,040 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Stourbridge goes to the grid, around £612 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 Stourbridge in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Stourbridge roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 990 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Stourbridge compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Stourbridge.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Stourbridge |
|---|---|---|
| Stourbridge | 949 | this town |
| Brierley Hill | 949 | level |
| Kingswinford | 949 | level |
| Cradley Heath | 947 | −2 kWh |
| Halesowen | 957 | +8 kWh |
| Dudley | 956 | +7 kWh |
| Rowley Regis | 965 | +16 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 Stourbridge: Solar panels in Stourbridge 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 →GivEnergy in administration: what owners should do now
The sourced timeline, the warranty position, and the owner's checklist for this month.
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 →Sizing a heat pump: what a proper survey covers
Sized by calculation, not by rule of thumb. What the survey covers, and what guessing costs.
Read the guide →Which tariffs are actually built for battery charging
A battery buys cheap and uses dear. The tariff decides how much that is worth.
Read the guide →HIES explained: what the badge actually protects, and when
What HIES protects: deposits up to 25 percent capped at 5,000 pounds, and your workmanship guarantee.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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