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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Wigston homes in Leicestershire: a free remote design call first, then an MCS-certified installation team for your area if you decide to go ahead. PVGIS puts a roof in Wigston at 997 kWh per kWp a year, 2% above our Leicestershire county estimate.
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What a roof in Wigston can generate
Real satellite data for Wigston, real installed pricing, and the same honest model we run for every place we cover.
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.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Wigston's own yield, and at Wigston's 997 kWh per kWp it 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.
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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A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Wigston generates around 6,341 kWh a year, worth around £895 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
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, with the full methodology, sourcing and assumptions set out on our help page.
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
What could a roof in Wigston generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Wigston at 997 kWh per kWp a year, 2.73 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Wigston?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Wigston costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Wigston need a G99 application?
Most home solar and battery systems qualify for the simpler G98 notification, made to the network operator (DNO) after installation rather than before. A minority, usually larger systems, need the fuller G99 process instead. Your design call checks which applies in Wigston before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Wigston?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 5,404 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £649. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Reading for Wigston homeowners
Independent, sourced and dated. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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Read the guide →How Wigston compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp | Peak sun hours | vs Wigston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigston | 997 | 2.73 | — |
| Oadby | 1,005 | 2.75 | +8 kWh |
| Countesthorpe | 996 | 2.73 | -1 kWh |
| Blaby and Whetstone | 993 | 2.72 | -4 kWh |
| Leicester | 994 | 2.72 | -3 kWh |
| Enderby and Narborough | 990 | 2.71 | -7 kWh |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 990 | 2.71 | -7 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.