Lancashire
Solar panels in Wigan, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,960 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
Get my free quote
Three details. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute design call, on video or by phone if you prefer.
or call 07782 219224
- Free 30-minute video design call
- Priced before anyone visits
- Installed by our MCS-certified, fully insured teams
What a roof in Wigan can generate
PVGIS puts Wigan at 937 kWh per kWp a year, 8% above our Lancashire county estimate. 69% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 29.7 |
| February | 50.4 |
| March | 83.2 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 116 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 85.8 |
| October | 56.7 |
| November | 38.5 |
| December | 27.8 |
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 937, Wigan is 1% above it.
How Wigan compares
Wigan is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks 30th of 109 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 83,944 people. At 937 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.5 years on the 12p scenario: £849 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Wigan'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.
Planning applications in Wigan go to its own council, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a large 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.
Your real roof and usage, worked through on a free 30-minute video call. Use the full form or leave three details below.
Price this for your roof
Three details. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute design call, on video or by phone if you prefer.
The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Wigan (53.54238, -2.65054), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Connecting solar to the Wigan network
Wigan is served by Electricity North West: the town's centre falls inside its North West England 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 Electricity North West within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Wigan
A heat pump in Wigan
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Wigan's roofs make 930 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,900 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 Wigan
A 12-panel roof in Wigan 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.
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).
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Wigan
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Wigan: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Wigan solar questions
What could a roof in Wigan generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Wigan at 937 kWh per kWp a year, 2.57 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,960 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Wigan?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Wigan before a battery. What Wigan changes is the return, about 5,960 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Wigan?
Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Wigan, 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. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds Electricity North West as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Wigan?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Wigan exports about 5,023 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £603; 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 Wigan?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Wigan 27.8 kWh per kWp in December and 29.7 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh and 190 kWh in those months, against 780 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Wigan compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Wigan |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 937 | this town |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 933 | −4 kWh |
| Orrell | 941 | +4 kWh |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 930 | −7 kWh |
| Standish | 932 | −5 kWh |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 930 | −7 kWh |
| Hindley | 930 | −7 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 Wigan: Solar panels in Wigan from OVO Solar & Battery
See a number before you speak to anyone
Answer a few questions about your roof and usage and see an instant solar and battery estimate. No email needed to see the result.
Further reading for Wigan
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
How do solar panels work? The full explanation, from photon to plug socket
Light into silicon, DC into AC, AC into your bill. The whole chain, explained.
Read the guide →Tesla Powerwall 3 against the alternatives, and where each one wins
The strongest single box in the market, and the houses it is still wrong for.
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 →The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, explained
A fixed amount, claimed on your behalf by our installation teams, with a real deadline on the £9,000 version.
Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
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
Takes about two minutes. We call or text within one working day to book your free 30-minute video design call at a time that suits you. We design it around your roof and your numbers, and our MCS-certified, fully insured installation teams install it.