Lanarkshire
Solar panels in Blantyre, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,510 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Blantyre, in numbers
From 19.6 kWh per kWp in December to 120.5 in May: a roof in Blantyre makes 6.1 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 866 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 22.8 |
| February | 42.1 |
| March | 72.6 |
| April | 104 |
| May | 121 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 111 |
| August | 98.1 |
| September | 78.2 |
| October | 53.2 |
| November | 34.3 |
| December | 19.6 |
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 866, Blantyre is 6% below it.
How Blantyre compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Blantyre. It is one of 18 Lanarkshire towns we track, and it ranks 3rd of 18 for solar yield, a town of 16,587 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 866 kWh per kWp a year, 2.37 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £796 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £549 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 Blantyre's own yield.
Any planning application in Blantyre sits with South Lanarkshire, 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 Blantyre at 55.79226, -4.08621 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
The network operator for Blantyre
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Blantyre is SP Energy Networks, which runs the South and Central 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 SP Energy Networks is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Above that, G99 means applying before the work is booked. 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in Blantyre
A heat pump in Blantyre
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Blantyre, a 12-panel system makes about 120 kWh in December and 150 kWh in January, a fraction of its 770 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 Blantyre
Blantyre's May output, about 770 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 Blantyre
If a system in Blantyre is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Solar in Blantyre: your questions answered
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Blantyre?
Blantyre averages 2.37 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 866 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,510 kWh, 72% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Blantyre?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Blantyre, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,510 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Blantyre, and do I need a G99 application?
The operator is SP Energy Networks. 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. 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. Your design call checks which route yours needs.
What could I earn from exporting in Blantyre?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Blantyre sends about 4,571 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £549. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Blantyre in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Blantyre: about 120 kWh from 12 panels, against 770 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Blantyre compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Blantyre compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Blantyre |
|---|---|---|
| Blantyre | 866 | this town |
| Uddingston | 860 | −6 kWh |
| Hamilton | 871 | +5 kWh |
| Bellshill | 851 | −15 kWh |
| Motherwell | 870 | +4 kWh |
| Cambuslang | 863 | −3 kWh |
| East Kilbride | 856 | −10 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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