Argyllshire, Scotland
Solar panels in Argyllshire, priced before anyone visits.
About 4,880 kWh a year from 12 panels in Argyllshire, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Argyllshire's solar year
PVGIS puts Argyllshire at 767 kWh per kWp a year, 17% below the mean of our 85 county estimates. 74% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 18 |
| February | 36 |
| March | 63.8 |
| April | 98.1 |
| May | 113 |
| June | 104 |
| July | 101 |
| August | 86.8 |
| September | 64.7 |
| October | 43.9 |
| November | 25.1 |
| December | 14 |
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: Argyllshire makes 767 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Argyllshire is 17% below it.
How Argyllshire compares
Argyllshire ranks 80th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, 9% below 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 £720 a year on a typical 12 panel system, most of it from cutting 26.32p imports.
These are county-level starting numbers. A town page gives the figure for its own centroid, and your design call replaces both with your roof, its shading and your bills.
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 Argyllshire (56.167, -5.2252), 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 Argyllshire
On NESO's licence-area map, the middle of Argyllshire falls in North Scotland, which Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) operates, and so do all the towns we cover in the county.
Most home systems stay within 3.68kW per phase of inverter output, which puts them on G98, a notification to SSEN within 28 days of switch-on. Panel count does not decide it; the inverter and any battery do.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Argyllshire
A heat pump in Argyllshire
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Argyllshire make about 590 kWh, against 2,570 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 Argyllshire
From April to September, 74% of a Argyllshire roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 720 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Common questions about solar in Argyllshire
What does a solar panel system produce in Argyllshire?
Each kWp of panels in Argyllshire makes 767 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 4,880 kWh, from about 90 kWh in December up to 720 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Argyllshire?
£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 Argyllshire differs is output: about 4,880 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Argyllshire need approval from the network operator?
Argyllshire 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 would export pay on a system in Argyllshire?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 3,941 kWh of the 4,880 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Argyllshire goes to the grid, around £473 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 Argyllshire in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 74% of a Argyllshire roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 590 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
Towns we cover in Argyllshire
3 Argyllshire towns have their own page, each with PVGIS figures, a network operator and a monthly curve for its own location.
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