Solar panels in The Midlands
Close to the UK average — solar still pays, just a little more slowly.
Yield here
920
kWh per kWp per year
A 4 kWp system
3,680
kWh generated a year
Typical payback
7.4
years, south-facing
That is about 12% below Cornwall and Devon, the sunniest part of the UK — which sounds worse than it is. A 4 kWp system here still returns roughly £756 a year and pays for itself in 7.4 years.
Work out your own roof
4 kWp is about 10 panels
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