Ayrshire
Solar panels in Ayr, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,720 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Ayr can generate
From 19.4 kWh per kWp in December to 128.2 in May: a roof in Ayr makes 6.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 899 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 22.7 |
| February | 45.5 |
| March | 76.7 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 115 |
| August | 101 |
| September | 77.8 |
| October | 53.6 |
| November | 33.5 |
| December | 19.4 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 899, Ayr is 3% below it.
How Ayr compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Ayr is one of 11 Ayrshire towns we track, and it ranks 5th of 11 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 45,906 residents, and its roofs see 2.46 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,718 kWh of generation, of which around 4,781 kWh is exported at 12p for £574 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Ayr's own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Ayr sits within South Ayrshire, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it 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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Modelled for Ayr at 55.45824, -4.62903 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Connecting solar to the Ayr network
Ayr is served by SP Energy Networks: the town's centre falls inside its South and Central Scotland licence area on NESO's boundary map.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: SP Energy Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Ayr
A heat pump in Ayr
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Ayr's roofs make 770 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,920 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
Scottish homes apply through Home Energy Scotland rather than the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: up to £7,500 in grant for a heat pump, up to £7,500 more as an optional interest-free loan, and a £1,500 uplift for rural and island homes (checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Ayr
A 12-panel roof in Ayr makes about 820 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Ayr
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Ayr: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Common questions about solar in Ayr
What could a roof in Ayr generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Ayr at 899 kWh per kWp a year, 2.46 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,720 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Ayr?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Ayr differs is output: about 5,720 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Ayr?
Usually not in advance. SP Energy Networks, the network operator for Ayr, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Ayr?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,781 kWh of the 5,720 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Ayr goes to the grid, around £574 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Ayr?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Ayr 19.4 kWh per kWp in December and 22.7 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 120 kWh and 140 kWh in those months, against 820 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Ayr compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Ayr |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 899 | this town |
| Prestwick | 900 | +1 kWh |
| Troon | 906 | +7 kWh |
| Irvine | 902 | +3 kWh |
| Kilmarnock | 888 | −11 kWh |
| Stevenston | 886 | −13 kWh |
| Saltcoats | 885 | −14 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.
Also for Ayr: Solar panels in Ayr from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Ayr
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Read the guide →Get my free quote
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