Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Solar panels in Aberdeenshire, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,390 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Aberdeenshire, in numbers
PVGIS puts Aberdeenshire at 847 kWh per kWp a year, 8% below the mean of our 85 county estimates. 72% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 23.9 |
| February | 40.5 |
| March | 73.4 |
| April | 102 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 106 |
| July | 109 |
| August | 95.5 |
| September | 77 |
| October | 50.6 |
| November | 31.5 |
| December | 18.9 |
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: Aberdeenshire makes 847 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Aberdeenshire is 8% below it.
How Aberdeenshire compares
Aberdeenshire ranks 64th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, 1% above the Scotland average of our estimates. Lower light changes the strategy rather than the answer: pair the array with off peak charging at 8.5p and the model still finds £781 a year on a typical 12 panel system, most of it from cutting 26.32p imports.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below opens on Aberdeenshire's own PVGIS yield and prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery; your free design call reworks every number for your roof.
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 from PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC, SARAH3), retrieved August 2026 for a representative point in Aberdeenshire (57.2674, -2.6618), assuming 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south. Import valued at 26.32p/kWh (Ofgem price cap average, Oct to Dec 2026); off-peak charging at 8.5p/kWh where used (a supplier's published off-peak rate, checked September 2026); export at the scenario you pick, from the dated tariff table. Prices are installed pricing, August 2026, standard installations; 530W LONGi panels at £1,000 per kWp. Estimates for illustration, not a quote: your free design call prices your actual roof.
The network operator for Aberdeenshire
The centre of Aberdeenshire sits in Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' North Scotland licence area on NESO's boundary map, as does every town we cover there, so SSEN is the network operator (DNO) a system here is registered with.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means SSEN is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); SSEN, micro-generation connections page, checked 25 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Aberdeenshire
A heat pump in Aberdeenshire
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Aberdeenshire make about 120 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Aberdeenshire comes down to the tariff and the flow temperature rather than the roof.
In Scotland, Home Energy Scotland offers a grant of up to £7,500 towards a heat pump, an optional interest-free loan of up to £7,500 on top, and £1,500 more for rural and island homes (Home Energy Scotland, checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire's May output, about 760 kWh from 12 panels, is several times the 70 kWh or so a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's settings. Daytime charging turns that surplus into miles.
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 across Aberdeenshire
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Aberdeenshire solar questions
How much electricity do solar panels make in Aberdeenshire?
About 5,390 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Aberdeenshire: 847 kWh per kWp, or 2.32 peak sun hours a day on average. May is the strongest month, at about 760 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Aberdeenshire?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Aberdeenshire, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,390 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Aberdeenshire, and what does it need from me?
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) covers Aberdeenshire. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to SSEN within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. SSEN says it can take up to 45 working days to issue a quotation for a generation connection above 3.68kW per phase and up to 50kW.
What could I earn from exporting in Aberdeenshire?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Aberdeenshire sends about 4,450 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £534. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Aberdeenshire get in December?
December is the low point: about 120 kWh from a 12-panel system in Aberdeenshire, on PVGIS data, rising to 760 kWh in May. From November to February the same system makes about 730 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
Towns we cover in Aberdeenshire
5 Aberdeenshire towns have their own page, each with PVGIS figures, a network operator and a monthly curve for its own location.
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Reading for Aberdeenshire homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
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Read the guide →What MCS certification actually buys you on a heat pump job
The gate on the £7,500 grant, the design standard behind your running costs, and the noise sign-off.
Read the guide →Choosing a tariff when you have solar, a battery and an EV
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Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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