Fife, Scotland
Solar and batteries in Fife, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Fife makes about 5,880 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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What a roof in Fife can generate
From 22.9 kWh per kWp in December to 127.7 in May: a roof in Fife makes 5.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 924 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 28.4 |
| February | 46.1 |
| March | 78.2 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 81.6 |
| October | 54.8 |
| November | 37.8 |
| December | 22.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Our GB average is 925 kWh per kWp a year, the mean of the 85 county PVGIS estimates we publish; at 924, Fife is level with it.
How Fife compares
Fife 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.
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 Fife (56.2291, -3.1291), 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.
Connecting solar to the Fife network
On NESO's licence-area map, the middle of Fife falls in South and Central Scotland, which SP Energy Networks operates, and so do all the towns we cover in the county.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means SP Energy Networks is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for first. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator.
Sources: NESO DNO licence areas (3 May 2024); Ofgem, Distributed Generation Standards Direction guidance, checked 27 September 2026. G98 vs G99, explained.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Fife
A heat pump in Fife
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Fife's roofs make 860 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,950 kWh from May to August. The heating season leans on the grid, so off-peak rates do the heavy lifting.
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 Fife
A 12-panel roof in Fife makes about 810 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
If you rent, or own a flat, and have private off-street parking, the government chargepoint grant covers 75% of the cost, capped at £500 a socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026). The calculator above prices a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed.
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Fife solar questions
What could a roof in Fife generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Fife at 924 kWh per kWp a year, 2.53 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,880 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Fife?
£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 Fife differs is output: about 5,880 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Fife?
Usually not in advance. SP Energy Networks, the network operator for Fife, only needs a G98 notification within 28 days of commissioning for systems up to 3.68kW per phase. Bigger inverter or battery outputs need G99 approval first. Ofgem's guaranteed standard for a low voltage generation connection quotation is 45 working days, with £80 paid for each working day late, and it binds SP Energy Networks as it does every network operator. "See our DNO explainer.
How much would export pay on a system in Fife?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,940 kWh of the 5,880 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Fife goes to the grid, around £593 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Do solar panels work in winter in Fife?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Fife 22.9 kWh per kWp in December and 28.4 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 150 kWh and 180 kWh in those months, against 810 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
Towns we cover in Fife
10 Fife 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 Fife homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
Do solar panels work in winter? Yes, just less than summer
Panels run on light, not sunshine. Cloud turns them down, not off. What that means for an awkward roof.
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Read the guide →Charging an EV from your own solar
Every surplus kWh is 3.6 to 5 miles. Whether that beats a 7p overnight rate is arithmetic.
Read the guide →The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, explained
A fixed amount, claimed on your behalf by our installation teams, with a real deadline on the £9,000 version.
Read the guide →Which tariffs are actually built for battery charging
A battery buys cheap and uses dear. The tariff decides how much that is worth.
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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