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Solar panels in Armadale, designed on a free call.
A 12-panel roof in Armadale makes about 5,130 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Sunlight in Armadale, in numbers
Armadale's best month is May, at 120.2 kWh per kWp; December manages 10.2. Over the year that comes to 807 kWh per kWp, 9% above our Sutherland county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 14.8 |
| February | 37.5 |
| March | 70.7 |
| April | 101 |
| May | 120 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 105 |
| August | 93.4 |
| September | 72 |
| October | 48.5 |
| November | 23.8 |
| December | 10.2 |
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: Armadale makes 807 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Armadale is 13% below it.
How Armadale compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Armadale. It is the only Sutherland town we track so far, with county rankings to follow as its neighbours land, a town of 12,548 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 807 kWh per kWp a year, 2.21 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £751 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £504 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 Armadale's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Highland; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Armadale as a 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Armadale (58.55304, -4.08788), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
The network operator for Armadale
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) owns and runs the local electricity network in Armadale, as part of its North Scotland licence area.
For a typical home the paperwork is light: a system of up to 3.68kW per phase goes through G98, which means SSEN is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
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 Armadale
A heat pump in Armadale
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Armadale, a 12-panel system makes about 60 kWh in December and 90 kWh in January, a fraction of its 760 kWh in May, which is why a heat pump here is costed on its tariff first.
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 Armadale
Armadale's May output, about 760 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.
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.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Armadale
If a system in Armadale is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Armadale: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Armadale?
Armadale averages 2.21 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 807 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,130 kWh, 75% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Armadale?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Armadale, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,130 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Armadale, 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 Armadale?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Armadale sends about 4,196 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £504. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Armadale in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Armadale: about 60 kWh from 12 panels, against 760 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Armadale compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Armadale compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Armadale |
|---|---|---|
| Armadale | 807 | this town |
| Nairn | 845 | +38 kWh |
| Forres | 840 | +33 kWh |
| Elgin | 873 | +66 kWh |
| Balloch | 809 | +2 kWh |
| Buckie | 853 | +46 kWh |
| Cradlehall | 809 | +2 kWh |
PVGIS v5.2 for each town centroid, identical assumptions throughout. A few kWh either way is weather-year noise; a spread beyond about 30 kWh per kWp is real geography.
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Reading for Armadale homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
G98 vs G99: the 28-day form and the eight-week wait, in plain English
One number on your quote decides between a formality and an eight week wait.
Read the guide →Tesla Powerwall 3 vs Duracell Dura16: which fits your home?
The two packages we actually price, compared on the numbers that decide it.
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 →What are the disadvantages of a heat pump? Six honest ones
Six real disadvantages, worth planning around rather than a reason to rule one out.
Read the guide →Why tariff choice moves payback more than kit choice
Identical kit, five times the export income. The tariff decision worked through with August 2026 rates.
Read the guide →How to check an MCS certificate is genuine, before the deposit leaves your account
A logo proves nothing. Certification is business specific, technology specific and checkable.
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