Staffordshire
Solar panels in Tipton, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Tipton makes about 6,090 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Tipton's solar year
Tipton's best month is July, at 118.2 kWh per kWp; December manages 32.9. Over the year that comes to 957 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Staffordshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 35 |
| February | 49.3 |
| March | 84.4 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 118 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 89.2 |
| October | 61.6 |
| November | 40.9 |
| December | 32.9 |
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: Tipton makes 957 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Tipton is 3% above it.
How Tipton compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Tipton is one of 44 Staffordshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 21st of 44 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 47,980 residents, and its roofs see 2.62 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,087 kWh of generation, of which around 5,150 kWh is exported at 12p for £618 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Tipton'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.
Sandwell is the planning authority covering Tipton, 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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Modelled for Tipton at 52.5343, -2.05474 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 Tipton
Tipton sits in National Grid Electricity Distribution's West Midlands licence area, so NGED is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to NGED within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
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 Tipton
A heat pump in Tipton
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Tipton make about 1,010 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.
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 Tipton
From April to September, 68% of a Tipton roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 750 kWh in July 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 Tipton
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Tipton as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Tipton: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Tipton?
Each kWp of panels in Tipton makes 957 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 6,090 kWh, from about 210 kWh in December up to 750 kWh in July.
How much are solar panels in Tipton?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Tipton before a battery. What Tipton changes is the return, about 6,090 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Tipton need approval from the network operator?
Tipton 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Tipton?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Tipton exports about 5,150 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £618; 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 Tipton in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 68% of a Tipton roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 1,010 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Tipton compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Tipton compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Tipton |
|---|---|---|
| Tipton | 957 | this town |
| Coseley | 957 | level |
| Bilston | 955 | −2 kWh |
| Wednesbury | 962 | +5 kWh |
| Rowley Regis | 965 | +8 kWh |
| Darlaston | 962 | +5 kWh |
| Dudley | 956 | −1 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 Tipton: Solar panels in Tipton from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Tipton homeowners
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Read the guide →Does a standalone battery actually pay back?
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Read the guide →Smart charge point regulations, explained
Why your charger arrives pre-set to charge overnight, and why it waits before it starts.
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 →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
Read the guide →Your MCS certificate: what it shows, when it arrives, and how a Smart Export Guarantee supplier uses it
The document your export payments hang on. Who issues it, what it shows, and how to get a copy.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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