Ayrshire
Solar panels in Troon, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,760 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Troon's solar year
From 20 kWh per kWp in December to 129.4 in May: a roof in Troon makes 6.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 906 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 22.8 |
| February | 44.7 |
| March | 77 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 129 |
| June | 118 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 78 |
| October | 53.5 |
| November | 32.5 |
| December | 20 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Against Great Britain as a whole: Troon makes 906 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Troon is 2% below it.
How Troon compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Troon. It is one of 11 Ayrshire towns we track, and it ranks 2nd of 11 for solar yield, a town of 15,345 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 906 kWh per kWp a year, 2.48 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £826 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £579 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Troon's own yield, and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
South Ayrshire is the planning authority covering Troon, which the House of Commons Library classes 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Troon's own coordinates (55.54377, -4.66402), 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.
Who runs the grid in Troon
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Troon is SP Energy Networks, which runs the South and Central Scotland licence area.
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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Troon
A heat pump in Troon
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Troon make about 760 kWh, against 2,970 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
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 Troon
A 12-panel roof in Troon 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 Troon
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Troon as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Troon: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Troon?
Each kWp of panels in Troon makes 906 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,760 kWh, from about 130 kWh in December up to 820 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Troon?
£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 Troon differs is output: about 5,760 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Troon need approval from the network operator?
Troon is on SP Energy Networks' network (South and Central Scotland licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SP Energy Networks 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 SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Troon?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,825 kWh of the 5,760 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Troon goes to the grid, around £579 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Troon in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 72% of a Troon roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 760 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Troon compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Troon.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Troon |
|---|---|---|
| Troon | 906 | this town |
| Prestwick | 900 | −6 kWh |
| Irvine | 902 | −4 kWh |
| Ayr | 899 | −7 kWh |
| Stevenston | 886 | −20 kWh |
| Kilwinning | 912 | +6 kWh |
| Saltcoats | 885 | −21 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 Troon: Solar panels in Troon from OVO Solar & Battery
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