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# Scotland solar savings calculator

Location-specific generation, self-consumption modelling and 25-year ROI for solar panels in Scotland. Built on Met Office irradiance averages for 70+ Scottish towns and cities.

Your location  Scotland, Scotland Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Leith, City of Edinburgh Musselburgh, East Lothian Haddington, East Lothian North Berwick, East Lothian Dunbar, East Lothian Dalkeith, Midlothian Penicuik, Midlothian Livingston, West Lothian Bathgate, West Lothian Linlithgow, West Lothian Glasgow, City of Glasgow Paisley, Renfrewshire Renfrew, Renfrewshire Johnstone, Renfrewshire East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire Giffnock, East Renfrewshire Greenock, Inverclyde Port Glasgow, Inverclyde Ayr, South Ayrshire Prestwick, South Ayrshire Troon, South Ayrshire Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire Irvine, North Ayrshire Saltcoats, North Ayrshire Largs, North Ayrshire Cumnock, East Ayrshire Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway Annan, Dumfries & Galloway Galashiels, Scottish Borders Hawick, Scottish Borders Peebles, Scottish Borders Kelso, Scottish Borders Melrose, Scottish Borders Fife, Fife Dunfermline, Fife Kirkcaldy, Fife Glenrothes, Fife St Andrews, Fife Cupar, Fife Stirling, Stirling Bridge of Allan, Stirling Callander, Stirling Falkirk, Falkirk Grangemouth, Falkirk Perth, Perth & Kinross Crieff, Perth & Kinross Pitlochry, Perth & Kinross Dundee, City of Dundee Broughty Ferry, City of Dundee Arbroath, Angus Forfar, Angus Montrose, Angus Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen Peterhead, Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire Inverurie, Aberdeenshire Ellon, Aberdeenshire Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire Banchory, Aberdeenshire Elgin, Moray Forres, Moray Inverness, Highland Nairn, Highland Aviemore, Highland Fort William, Highland Oban, Argyll & Bute Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute Dunoon, Argyll & Bute Thurso, Highland Wick, Highland Stornoway, Western Isles Kirkwall, Orkney Lerwick, Shetland

Yield assumed: 820 kWh per kWp / year

System size: 4 kWp (≈9 panels) Install cost: £7,200 Electricity price: 27p / kWh Self-consumption without battery: 40% SEG export price: 15p / kWh Add a 5kWh battery (+£3,200, +~30% self-consumption) 

Estimated annual generation

3,280 kWh

Self-consumed

1,312 kWh

Exported

1,968 kWh

Annual saving + export income

£649

Payback period

11.1 yrs

25-year net benefit

£9,036

Estimates assume 0.4%/yr panel degradation and stable electricity prices. Actual savings vary with consumption pattern, tariff and weather.

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Solar Advice Scotland

Independent Scottish solar advice — costs, savings, Home Energy Scotland loans and trusted local installer guidance.

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-   [East Kilbride](/solar-panels/east-kilbride)
-   [Hamilton](/solar-panels/hamilton)
-   [Motherwell](/solar-panels/motherwell)

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