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Solar panels in Arbroath, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,980 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Arbroath, in numbers
PVGIS puts Arbroath at 940 kWh per kWp a year, 2% above our Angus county estimate. 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 | 28.5 |
| February | 46.4 |
| March | 80.3 |
| April | 114 |
| May | 132 |
| June | 118 |
| July | 122 |
| August | 105 |
| September | 82 |
| October | 54 |
| November | 35.6 |
| December | 23.4 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 940 kWh per kWp in Arbroath against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Arbroath 2% above it.
How Arbroath compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Arbroath. It is one of 7 Angus towns we track, and it ranks 2nd of 7 for solar yield, a town of 23,351 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 940 kWh per kWp a year, 2.58 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £852 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £605 from export at 12p.
Every figure here assumes a clear, south-facing roof at 35 degrees. Yours will differ, which is what the free design call is for; until then, the calculator below tests panels, batteries and export rates on Arbroath's own yield.
Any planning application in Arbroath sits with Angus, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is small town.
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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Modelled for Arbroath at 56.56234, -2.58408 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
SSEN and your Arbroath connection
On NESO's licence-area map, Arbroath is in North Scotland, which Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) operates. That makes SSEN the network operator for any system fitted here.
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.
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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Arbroath
A heat pump in Arbroath
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Arbroath make about 150 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Arbroath 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 Arbroath
Arbroath's May output, about 840 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.
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.
The packages, priced before anyone visits
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Arbroath
If a system in Arbroath is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Arbroath: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Arbroath?
Arbroath averages 2.58 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 940 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,980 kWh, 71% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Arbroath?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Arbroath, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,980 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Arbroath, 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 Arbroath?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Arbroath sends about 5,042 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £605. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Arbroath in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Arbroath: about 150 kWh from 12 panels, against 840 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Arbroath compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Arbroath |
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 940 | this town |
| Carnoustie | 921 | −19 kWh |
| Monifieth | 909 | −31 kWh |
| Montrose | 923 | −17 kWh |
| Forfar | 943 | +3 kWh |
| Broughty Ferry | 917 | −23 kWh |
| Dundee | 935 | −5 kWh |
Each row is a PVGIS v5.2 run at that town's centre with the same settings. Treat gaps of a few kWh as noise and gaps over about 30 kWh per kWp as real differences in sunshine.
Also for Arbroath: Solar panels in Arbroath from OVO Solar & Battery
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Further reading for Arbroath
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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