Renfrewshire
Solar panels in Gourock, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,220 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 Gourock can generate
From 13.7 kWh per kWp in December to 118.5 in May: a roof in Gourock makes 8.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 820 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 18.1 |
| February | 38.5 |
| March | 66.9 |
| April | 104 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 109 |
| August | 96.4 |
| September | 70.2 |
| October | 48 |
| November | 27 |
| December | 13.7 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 820 kWh per kWp in Gourock against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Gourock 11% below it.
How Gourock compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Gourock. It is one of 11 Renfrewshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 9th of 11 for solar yield, a town of 11,012 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 820 kWh per kWp a year, 2.25 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £760 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £513 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Gourock's own yield.
Gourock sits within Inverclyde, its local planning authority, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a small 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 Gourock at 55.96129, -4.81859 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 Gourock network
Gourock sits in SP Energy Networks' South and Central Scotland licence area, so SP Energy Networks is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, SP Energy Networks only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Gourock
A heat pump in Gourock
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Gourock's roofs make 620 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.
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 Gourock
From April to September, 74% of a Gourock roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 750 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.
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.
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 Gourock
Guidance is nationwide, so the benchmarks hold in Gourock: repair costs, service scope, and when the inverter is the real fault.
Solar in Gourock: your questions answered
What could a roof in Gourock generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Gourock at 820 kWh per kWp a year, 2.25 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,220 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
How much are solar panels in Gourock?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Gourock before a battery. What Gourock changes is the return, about 5,220 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Gourock?
Usually not in advance. SP Energy Networks, the network operator for Gourock, 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 can I earn from exporting solar in Gourock?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Gourock exports about 4,279 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £513; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Do solar panels work in winter in Gourock?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Gourock 13.7 kWh per kWp in December and 18.1 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 90 kWh and 120 kWh in those months, against 750 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
How Gourock 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 Gourock |
|---|---|---|
| Gourock | 820 | this town |
| Greenock | 820 | level |
| Helensburgh | 834 | +14 kWh |
| Port Glasgow | 810 | −10 kWh |
| Dumbarton | 856 | +36 kWh |
| Bonhill and Renton | 846 | +26 kWh |
| Largs | 881 | +61 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 Gourock: Solar panels in Gourock from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Gourock
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
The 0% VAT deadline: what ends on 31 March 2027, and what it costs to miss it
The install deadline is still 31 March 2027. Electricity's 0% VAT was extended to the end of June.
Read the guide →How much a battery saves by charging on cheap night rates
What charging at 8.5p and using at 26.32p is actually worth over a year.
Read the guide →The main home EV chargers, compared on what actually differs
Eight popular UK home chargers on cable, connectivity, warranty and tariff integration.
Read the guide →How an air source heat pump actually works
It moves heat rather than making it. The cycle, the efficiency numbers and the trade-offs.
Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
Solar work is notifiable. A competent person scheme means your installation team notifies, not you.
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