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Solar panels in Dundee, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,950 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in Dundee, in numbers
Dundee's best month is May, at 128.2 kWh per kWp; December manages 21.5. Over the year that comes to 935 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Angus county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 27.1 |
| February | 48.3 |
| March | 81.4 |
| April | 112 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 119 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 84 |
| October | 56.6 |
| November | 36.9 |
| December | 21.5 |
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: Dundee makes 935 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Dundee is 1% above it.
How Dundee compares
Dundee is one of 7 Angus towns we track, and it ranks 3rd of 7 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement data classes it as a large town of 124,525 people. At 935 kWh per kWp a year, a typical 12 panel system here pays for itself in around 7.5 years on the 12p scenario: £848 of year one benefit against £6,360 installed, £247 of that benefit from cutting 26.32p imports with your own generation.
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 Dundee's own yield.
Any planning application in Dundee sits with Dundee City, and its official House of Commons Library settlement class is large 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 Dundee (56.45841, -2.97367), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
The network operator for Dundee
Dundee 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.
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 Dundee
A heat pump in Dundee
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in Dundee make about 140 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in Dundee 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 Dundee
Dundee's May output, about 820 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 Dundee
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Dundee as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Solar in Dundee: your questions answered
How much electricity do solar panels make in Dundee?
About 5,950 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Dundee: 935 kWh per kWp, or 2.56 peak sun hours a day on average. May is the strongest month, at about 820 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Dundee?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Dundee, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,950 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Dundee, and what does it need from me?
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) covers Dundee. 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 Dundee?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Dundee sends about 5,010 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £601. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Dundee get in December?
December is the low point: about 140 kWh from a 12-panel system in Dundee, on PVGIS data, rising to 820 kWh in May. From November to February the same system makes about 850 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Dundee compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Dundee.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Dundee |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 935 | this town |
| Broughty Ferry | 917 | −18 kWh |
| Monifieth | 909 | −26 kWh |
| Cupar | 940 | +5 kWh |
| Carnoustie | 921 | −14 kWh |
| St Andrews | 983 | +48 kWh |
| Forfar | 943 | +8 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 Dundee: Solar panels in Dundee from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
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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Read the guide →Three phase and EV charging: what actually changes
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Read the guide →Are heat pumps worth it? The real 2026 numbers
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Read the guide →Choosing a tariff when you have solar, a battery and an EV
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Read the guide →What MCS certification actually is, and why your export payments depend on it
The badge that decides whether your solar earns export payments. It cannot be added later.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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