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Solar panels in Wigston, priced before anyone visits.
A 12-panel roof in Wigston makes about 6,340 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Sunlight in Wigston, in numbers
Wigston's best month is July, at 122.9 kWh per kWp; December manages 34. Over the year that comes to 997 kWh per kWp, 2% above our Leicestershire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 36.3 |
| February | 51 |
| March | 86.6 |
| April | 113 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 119 |
| July | 123 |
| August | 110 |
| September | 93.7 |
| October | 64.4 |
| November | 44.7 |
| December | 34 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 997 kWh per kWp in Wigston against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Wigston 8% above it.
How Wigston compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Wigston is one of 26 Leicestershire towns we track, and it ranks 5th of 26 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 37,260 residents, and its roofs see 2.73 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 6,341 kWh of generation, of which around 5,404 kWh is exported at 12p for £649 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Wigston's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Oadby and Wigston; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Wigston 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Wigston's own coordinates (52.58408, -1.11412), 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.
NGED and your Wigston connection
On NESO's licence-area map, Wigston is in East Midlands, which National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) operates. That makes NGED the network operator for any system fitted here.
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.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Wigston
A heat pump in Wigston
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Wigston make about 220 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Wigston comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather 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 Wigston
Summer is where a car earns its place. In July, 12 panels in Wigston make about 780 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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).
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 Wigston
If a system in Wigston is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Wigston
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Wigston?
Wigston averages 2.73 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 997 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,340 kWh, 68% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Wigston?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Wigston, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 6,340 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Wigston, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED). Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted first. NGED's guaranteed standards give 45 working days for a low voltage generation quotation, with £80 paid for each working day late. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What happens to the solar I do not use in Wigston?
Around £649 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 5,404 kWh a 12-panel system in Wigston exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Wigston in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Wigston: about 220 kWh from 12 panels, against 780 kWh in July. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Wigston compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Wigston compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Wigston |
|---|---|---|
| Wigston | 997 | this town |
| Oadby | 1,005 | +8 kWh |
| Countesthorpe | 996 | −1 kWh |
| Blaby and Whetstone | 993 | −4 kWh |
| Leicester | 994 | −3 kWh |
| Enderby and Narborough | 990 | −7 kWh |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 990 | −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.
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