Perthshire
Solar panels in Blairgowrie and Rattray.
Twelve panels here make about 5,740 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Blairgowrie and Rattray, in numbers
PVGIS puts Blairgowrie and Rattray at 902 kWh per kWp a year, 19% above our Perthshire county estimate. 72% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 23.7 |
| February | 44.5 |
| March | 78 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 113 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 101 |
| September | 82.5 |
| October | 54.4 |
| November | 34.9 |
| December | 18.8 |
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 902, Blairgowrie and Rattray is 2% below it.
How Blairgowrie and Rattray compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Blairgowrie and Rattray. It is one of 3 Perthshire towns we track, and it ranks 1st of 3 for solar yield, a town of 9,292 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 902 kWh per kWp a year, 2.47 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £823 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £576 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 Blairgowrie and Rattray's own yield.
Planning applications here go through Perth and Kinross; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Blairgowrie and Rattray 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Blairgowrie and Rattray's own coordinates (56.59235, -3.33992), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
SSEN and your Blairgowrie and Rattray connection
Blairgowrie and Rattray is served by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN): the town's centre falls inside its North Scotland licence area on NESO's boundary map.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
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 Blairgowrie and Rattray
A heat pump in Blairgowrie and Rattray
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Blairgowrie and Rattray make about 120 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Blairgowrie and Rattray 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 Blairgowrie and Rattray
Blairgowrie and Rattray's May output, about 790 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 Blairgowrie and Rattray
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Blairgowrie and Rattray as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Solar in Blairgowrie and Rattray: your questions answered
How much electricity do solar panels make in Blairgowrie and Rattray?
About 5,740 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Blairgowrie and Rattray: 902 kWh per kWp, or 2.47 peak sun hours a day on average. May is the strongest month, at about 790 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Blairgowrie and Rattray?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Blairgowrie and Rattray, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,740 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Blairgowrie and Rattray, and what does it need from me?
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) covers Blairgowrie and Rattray. A home system of up to 3.68kW per phase is notified to SSEN within 28 days of commissioning under G98, and nothing waits on approval. Larger outputs need a G99 application before work starts. 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.
What could I earn from exporting in Blairgowrie and Rattray?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Blairgowrie and Rattray sends about 4,800 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £576. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Blairgowrie and Rattray get in December?
December is the low point: about 120 kWh from a 12-panel system in Blairgowrie and Rattray, on PVGIS data, rising to 790 kWh in May. From November to February the same system makes about 780 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Blairgowrie and Rattray compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Blairgowrie and Rattray compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Blairgowrie and Rattray |
|---|---|---|
| Blairgowrie and Rattray | 902 | this town |
| Perth | 901 | −1 kWh |
| Dundee | 935 | +33 kWh |
| Forfar | 943 | +41 kWh |
| Broughty Ferry | 917 | +15 kWh |
| Monifieth | 909 | +7 kWh |
| Cupar | 940 | +38 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.
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Reading for Blairgowrie and Rattray homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
Do you need planning permission for solar panels? Usually not
Usually not, provided the installation stays within the limits updated on 27 August 2026.
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