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Solar panels in Carnoustie, priced before anyone visits.
About 5,860 kWh a year from 12 panels in Carnoustie, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Carnoustie roof makes, month by month
Carnoustie's best month is May, at 127.5 kWh per kWp; December manages 23.4. Over the year that comes to 921 kWh per kWp, level with our Angus county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 28.4 |
| February | 45.9 |
| March | 80.3 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 102 |
| September | 81.3 |
| October | 53.7 |
| November | 36.4 |
| 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.
Against Great Britain as a whole: Carnoustie makes 921 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Carnoustie is level with it.
How Carnoustie compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Carnoustie. It is one of 7 Angus towns we track, and it ranks 5th of 7 for solar yield, a town of 11,286 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 921 kWh per kWp a year, 2.52 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £838 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £591 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Carnoustie's own PVGIS figure; change the panels, the battery or the export rate and it reruns. The design call replaces every assumption with your roof and your bills.
Any planning application in Carnoustie 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Carnoustie (56.50141, -2.70902), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
The network operator for Carnoustie
Carnoustie 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.
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.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Carnoustie
A heat pump in Carnoustie
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Carnoustie make about 150 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Carnoustie 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 Carnoustie
Summer is where a car earns its place. In May, 12 panels in Carnoustie make about 810 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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.
What the named kit costs, installed
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Carnoustie
If a system in Carnoustie is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in Carnoustie
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Carnoustie?
Carnoustie averages 2.52 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 921 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,860 kWh, 71% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in Carnoustie?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in Carnoustie, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 5,860 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in Carnoustie, 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 happens to the solar I do not use in Carnoustie?
Around £591 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 4,921 kWh a 12-panel system in Carnoustie exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in Carnoustie in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Carnoustie: about 150 kWh from 12 panels, against 810 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Carnoustie compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Carnoustie compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Carnoustie |
|---|---|---|
| Carnoustie | 921 | this town |
| Monifieth | 909 | −12 kWh |
| Arbroath | 940 | +19 kWh |
| Broughty Ferry | 917 | −4 kWh |
| Dundee | 935 | +14 kWh |
| St Andrews | 983 | +62 kWh |
| Forfar | 943 | +22 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.
Also for Carnoustie: Solar panels in Carnoustie from OVO Solar & Battery
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Reading for Carnoustie 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 →Which battery size band does your home fall into?
Where UK homes actually land, why oversizing costs you, and what shifts the band.
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 →How much does a heat pump cost? The 2026 numbers, before and after the grant
UK median installed cost around £12,908, before the up to £7,500 grant comes off.
Read the guide →Why the best export rates always carry conditions
The top export rates are acquisition offers. Here is how to price the condition.
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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