Solar advice for Greater Manchester, without the sales pitch

Solar Manchester is an independent guide to solar panels for homeowners across Greater Manchester. We publish borough-by-borough comparisons of expected solar generation, typical installed costs, current grants and payback estimates, plus plain-English guides on batteries, finance, maintenance and more.

When you want an actual price, we pass your enquiry to a solar installer so you can compare a real quote against the benchmarks on this site — with no obligation.

Every figure on this site is sourced and linked on the page it appears on. Generation estimates use the European Commission's PVGIS satellite-based solar database for each borough's coordinates; costs, electricity prices and export payments come from published UK sources, which we list at the foot of each guide. Where a number is an estimate rather than an official figure, we say so.

We cover all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, each with its own solar generation and payback comparison:

• Manchester
• Bolton
• Wigan
• Warrington
• Stockport
• Oldham
• Rochdale
• Tameside
• Trafford
• Bury
• Salford

• Every page has one clear, sourced answer — no padding, no invented figures.
• If a scheme has a catch (deadlines, eligibility, installer conditions), we state it.
• Guides are updated and dated, so you can see how current the advice is.
• Our only ask is a chance to arrange a real quote — never a hard sell.