# Solar Panel Calculator Birmingham | Cost, Savings, Payback

> Free solar panel calculator for Birmingham: generation from PVGIS, savings at the current price cap and payback from published local prices, with sources.

URL: https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/tools/solar-panel-calculator/

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# Solar Panel Calculator for Birmingham

[Eco Solar Panel Installation Company](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/) built this solar panel calculator from PVGIS generation data for Birmingham, Ofgem's price cap and published local prices. Answer four questions to see what a system would make, save and cost, with the source for every figure.

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## How the estimate works

-   **Generation** is the system size times PVGIS v5.2's yearly figure for Birmingham: 969 kWh per kWp facing south and 777 kWh facing east or west, rounded to the nearest 10 kWh.
-   **The share used at home** is an example: out most of the day 30%, someone home for part of the day 50%, home most of the day 60%, and at least 70% with a battery.
-   **The saving** is the power used at home times 26.32p per kWh, the [Ofgem price cap, electricity by Direct Debit, 1 October to 31 December 2026 (GB average)](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/your-energy-supply/your-energy-bill/energy-price-cap-unit-rates-and-standing-charges).
-   **The cost** is the published Birmingham range from Checkatrade, plus the published battery range if you add one.
-   **Payback** is the cost divided by the yearly saving, at both ends of the range, before any export income.

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## About the calculator

### How accurate is the estimate?

Generation uses PVGIS v5.2 figures for Birmingham, which are typical-year estimates for an unshaded roof at a 35 degree pitch. Shade, pitch and the weather change the real figure. The saving depends on how much of the power you use at home, which the calculator can only estimate from your answers.

### Why is the installation cost the same for every system size?

The published Birmingham price range from Checkatrade covers installation jobs of different sizes and isn't split by kWp. Rather than invent a price per kWp, the calculator uses the whole range. A quote for your roof gives a fixed figure.

### Why doesn't it include export income?

Export tariffs vary by supplier and usually need MCS certification, so the calculator leaves them out. Any export income would shorten the payback. See [can you get SEG payments without MCS?](https://ecosolarpanelsbirmingham.co.uk/guide/seg-without-mcs/)