Solar panels in Nottingham

Around the UK average with a good mix of suitable housing stock.

Yield in Nottingham

920

kWh per kWp a year

A 4 kWp system

3,680

kWh generated

Worth per year

£756

saved plus exported

Payback

7.4

years, south-facing

Nottingham sits in the The Midlands solar region, at roughly 88% of what the same panels would produce in Cornwall and Devon. Close to the UK average — solar still pays, just a little more slowly.

Work out your own roof

System size (kWp)

4 kWp is about 10 panels

Roof faces

Your electricity use (kWh/year)

Used at home (%)

50% typical, 75% with a battery

Pays for itself in

7.4 years

£756 a year in The Midlands, against about £5,600 installed. Over 25 years you would be roughly £13,311 ahead.

Generated per year

3,680 kWh

920 kWh per kWp here

Used at home

1,840 kWh

£480 off your bill

Exported

1,840 kWh

£276 earned

Solar in other cities

London Manchester Birmingham Leeds Glasgow Edinburgh Bristol Liverpool Sheffield Newcastle Leicester Southampton Portsmouth Brighton Plymouth Exeter

Or see the The Midlands regional page.