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A 12-panel roof in Bury makes about 5,680 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Bury can generate
Bury's best month is May, at 116.5 kWh per kWp; January manages 27. Over the year that comes to 893 kWh per kWp, 3% above our Lancashire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 27 |
| February | 46.5 |
| March | 79.4 |
| April | 104 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 110 |
| August | 97.1 |
| September | 81.3 |
| October | 55.2 |
| November | 38.1 |
| December | 27.9 |
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 893, Bury is 3% below it.
How Bury compares
Bury is one of 109 Lancashire towns we track, and it ranks joint 72nd of 109 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 82,819 people. At 893 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.8 years on the 12p scenario: £816 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Bury'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.
Planning applications in Bury go to its own council, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a large 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Bury's own coordinates (53.59269, -2.30211), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Connecting solar to the Bury network
Electricity North West owns and runs the local electricity network in Bury, as part of its North West England licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
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 Electricity North West 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 Bury
A heat pump in Bury
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Bury's roofs make 890 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,760 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, open in England and Wales, takes £7,500 off an air source or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 off an air-to-air unit. Homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas get £1,500 more until March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Bury
From April to September, 69% of a Bury roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 740 kWh in May on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Bury
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Bury: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Bury solar questions
What could a roof in Bury generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Bury at 893 kWh per kWp a year, 2.45 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,680 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Bury?
£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 Bury differs is output: about 5,680 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Bury?
Usually not in advance. Electricity North West, the network operator for Bury, 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 Electricity North West as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Bury?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,743 kWh of the 5,680 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Bury goes to the grid, around £569 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 Bury?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Bury 27.9 kWh per kWp in December and 27 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 180 kWh and 170 kWh in those months, against 740 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Bury 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 Bury |
|---|---|---|
| Bury | 893 | this town |
| Radcliffe | 893 | level |
| Heywood | 878 | −15 kWh |
| Whitefield | 895 | +2 kWh |
| Ramsbottom | 895 | +2 kWh |
| Little Lever | 900 | +7 kWh |
| Kearsley | 906 | +13 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
Also for Bury: Solar panels in Bury from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Bury
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Read the guide →What an EV charger installation actually involves
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Read the guide →The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, explained
A fixed amount, claimed on your behalf by our installation teams, with a real deadline on the £9,000 version.
Read the guide →Which tariffs are actually built for battery charging
A battery buys cheap and uses dear. The tariff decides how much that is worth.
Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
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