Inverness-shire, Scotland
Solar panels in Inverness-shire, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 4,500 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Inverness-shire roof makes, month by month
PVGIS puts Inverness-shire at 708 kWh per kWp a year, 23% below the mean of our 85 county estimates. 77% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 11.8 |
| February | 28.1 |
| March | 55.5 |
| April | 91.4 |
| May | 109 |
| June | 99.8 |
| July | 101 |
| August | 83.6 |
| September | 61.4 |
| October | 39.9 |
| November | 18.3 |
| December | 8.9 |
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: Inverness-shire makes 708 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Inverness-shire is 23% below it.
How Inverness-shire compares
Inverness-shire ranks 85th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, 16% 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 £674 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 Inverness-shire'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 Inverness-shire (57.1082, -4.6361), 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 Inverness-shire
On NESO's licence-area map, the middle of Inverness-shire falls in North Scotland, which Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) operates, and so do all the towns we cover in the county.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, SSEN only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
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 Inverness-shire
A heat pump in Inverness-shire
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Inverness-shire make about 60 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Inverness-shire 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 Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire's May output, about 690 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.
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.
Solar in Inverness-shire: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Inverness-shire?
Inverness-shire averages 1.94 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 708 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 4,500 kWh, 77% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Inverness-shire?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Inverness-shire, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 4,500 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Inverness-shire, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). Most home systems use the G98 route, a notification within 28 days of switch-on for up to 3.68kW per phase, so nothing waits on the network. Above that, G99 applies and has to be granted 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. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Inverness-shire?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Inverness-shire sends about 3,566 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £428. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Inverness-shire in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Inverness-shire: about 60 kWh from 12 panels, against 690 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
Towns we cover in Inverness-shire
4 Inverness-shire 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 Inverness-shire 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 is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
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