Selkirkshire, Scotland
Solar panels across Selkirkshire, designed on a free call.
About 5,330 kWh a year from 12 panels in Selkirkshire, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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What a roof in Selkirkshire can generate
From 18.4 kWh per kWp in December to 114.5 in May: a roof in Selkirkshire makes 6.2 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 838 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 22.6 |
| February | 42 |
| March | 71.2 |
| April | 102 |
| May | 115 |
| June | 104 |
| July | 108 |
| August | 94.1 |
| September | 76.3 |
| October | 50.1 |
| November | 34.3 |
| December | 18.4 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 838 kWh per kWp in Selkirkshire against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Selkirkshire 9% below it.
How Selkirkshire compares
Selkirkshire ranks 70th of the 85 counties we track for solar yield, level with 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 £774 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 Selkirkshire (55.4995, -3.0448), 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 Selkirkshire network
SP Energy Networks is the distribution network operator (DNO) for Selkirkshire, running its South and Central Scotland licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, SP Energy Networks only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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 Selkirkshire
A heat pump in Selkirkshire
Solar and a heat pump pull in opposite directions through the year: Selkirkshire's roofs make 750 kWh from November to February on a 12-panel system, and 2,680 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 Selkirkshire
From April to September, 72% of a Selkirkshire roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 730 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.
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 Selkirkshire
What could a roof in Selkirkshire generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Selkirkshire at 838 kWh per kWp a year, 2.29 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons. A 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system makes about 5,330 kWh a year, most of it between April and September.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Selkirkshire?
£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 Selkirkshire differs is output: about 5,330 kWh a year from that system.
Do I need permission from the DNO for solar in Selkirkshire?
Usually not in advance. SP Energy Networks, the network operator for Selkirkshire, 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 Selkirkshire?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,393 kWh of the 5,330 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Selkirkshire goes to the grid, around £527 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 Selkirkshire?
Yes, at a lower level. PVGIS gives Selkirkshire 18.4 kWh per kWp in December and 22.6 in January, so a 12-panel system makes about 120 kWh and 140 kWh in those months, against 730 kWh in May. Winter output mostly covers daytime use rather than exporting.
Towns we cover in Selkirkshire
One Selkirkshire town has its own page so far, with a yield worked out for its own centroid.
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Reading for Selkirkshire homeowners
The same guidance we would talk through on your call, written down and sourced.
Solar installation day: exactly what happens, hour by hour
The week before, the day itself hour by hour, and the paperwork that follows.
Read the guide →How much a battery saves by charging on cheap night rates
What charging at 8.5p and using at 26.32p is actually worth over a year.
Read the guide →How solar aware EV charging actually works
The CT clamp, the surplus tracking and the 1.4kW floor that catches people out.
Read the guide →Which homes suit a heat pump, and which need work first
The trial data says no property type is unsuitable. Design quality decides the outcome.
Read the guide →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
Read the guide →HIES explained: what the badge actually protects, and when
What HIES protects: deposits up to 25 percent capped at 5,000 pounds, and your workmanship guarantee.
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