Angus, Scotland
Solar panels in Angus, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,880 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Angus' solar year
PVGIS puts Angus at 924 kWh per kWp a year, level with the mean of our 85 county estimates. 71% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 25.5 |
| February | 45.5 |
| March | 81.3 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 84 |
| October | 55.4 |
| November | 36.3 |
| December | 19.6 |
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: Angus makes 924 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Angus is level with it.
How Angus compares
Angus ranks joint 45th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield. Self use does the heavy lifting here: of the £839 year one benefit on a typical 12 panel system, £247 comes from replacing 26.32p imports with your own generation, which is why battery sizing matters more than panel count.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees in the middle of Angus. Yours will differ; the calculator below lets you test panels, batteries and export rates first.
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 Angus (56.717, -2.9275), 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.
Who runs the grid in Angus
The centre of Angus 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.
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: SSEN 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. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Angus
A heat pump in Angus
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Angus make about 810 kWh, against 2,960 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 Angus
From April to September, 71% of a Angus roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 810 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 across Angus
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Common questions about solar in Angus
What does a solar panel system produce in Angus?
Each kWp of panels in Angus makes 924 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,880 kWh, from about 120 kWh in December up to 810 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Angus?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Angus before a battery. What Angus changes is the return, about 5,880 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Angus need approval from the network operator?
Angus is on Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' network (North Scotland licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Angus?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Angus exports about 4,940 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £593; 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 Angus in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 71% of a Angus roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 810 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
Towns we cover in Angus
7 Angus towns have their own page, each with PVGIS figures, a network operator and a monthly curve for its own location.
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