Cheshire
Solar panels in Macclesfield, with the numbers shown.
About 5,620 kWh a year from 12 panels in Macclesfield, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Macclesfield's solar year
PVGIS puts Macclesfield at 883 kWh per kWp a year, 6% below our Cheshire county estimate. 70% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 24.7 |
| February | 44.6 |
| March | 78 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 114 |
| June | 111 |
| July | 110 |
| August | 97.5 |
| September | 82.1 |
| October | 53.9 |
| November | 36.4 |
| December | 25.4 |
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 883, Macclesfield is 5% below it.
How Macclesfield compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Macclesfield is one of 45 Cheshire towns we track, and it ranks 34th of 45 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 56,351 residents, and its roofs see 2.42 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,616 kWh of generation, of which around 4,679 kWh is exported at 12p for £562 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
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 Macclesfield's own yield.
Cheshire East is the planning authority covering Macclesfield, which the House of Commons Library classes 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 Macclesfield at 53.26062, -2.13362 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Macclesfield
Macclesfield is served by Electricity North West: the town's centre falls inside its North West England 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: Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
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 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Macclesfield
A heat pump in Macclesfield
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Macclesfield make about 830 kWh, against 2,750 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
In England, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump and £2,500 towards an air-to-air one, with £1,500 more until March 2027 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Macclesfield
From April to September, 70% of a Macclesfield roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 730 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.
Renters and flat owners with private off-street parking can get 75% off a chargepoint and its installation, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above adds a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Macclesfield
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Macclesfield as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Macclesfield
What does a solar panel system produce in Macclesfield?
Each kWp of panels in Macclesfield makes 883 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,620 kWh, from about 160 kWh in January up to 730 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Macclesfield?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Macclesfield before a battery. What Macclesfield changes is the return, about 5,620 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Macclesfield need approval from the network operator?
Macclesfield is on Electricity North West's network (North West England licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: Electricity North West is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Macclesfield?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Macclesfield exports about 4,679 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £562; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Macclesfield in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 70% of a Macclesfield roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 830 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield |
|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield | 883 | this town |
| Poynton | 874 | −9 kWh |
| Wilmslow | 902 | +19 kWh |
| Congleton | 907 | +24 kWh |
| Bramhall | 897 | +14 kWh |
| Cheadle Hulme | 897 | +14 kWh |
| Hazel Grove | 880 | −3 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 Macclesfield: Solar panels in Macclesfield from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Macclesfield
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
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