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Solar panels in Dunfermline, designed on a free call.
About 5,670 kWh a year from 12 panels in Dunfermline, £6,360 installed, with your system designed on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Dunfermline roof makes, month by month
From 20.9 kWh per kWp in December to 124.9 in May: a roof in Dunfermline makes 6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 892 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 25.3 |
| February | 44.2 |
| March | 75.8 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 113 |
| August | 99.5 |
| September | 80.1 |
| October | 54.2 |
| November | 35.4 |
| December | 20.9 |
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 892, Dunfermline is 4% below it.
How Dunfermline compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Dunfermline is one of 10 Fife towns we track, and it ranks 8th of 10 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 56,836 residents, and its roofs see 2.44 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,673 kWh of generation, of which around 4,736 kWh is exported at 12p for £568 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Dunfermline'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.
Planning applications here go through Fife; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Dunfermline as a medium 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 Dunfermline's own coordinates (56.07117, -3.46385), 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.
SP Energy Networks and your Dunfermline connection
SP Energy Networks owns and runs the local electricity network in Dunfermline, as part of its 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Dunfermline
A heat pump in Dunfermline
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Dunfermline, a 12-panel system makes about 130 kWh in December and 160 kWh in January, a fraction of its 790 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 Dunfermline
Dunfermline'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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
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 Dunfermline
If a system in Dunfermline is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Dunfermline solar questions
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in Dunfermline?
Dunfermline averages 2.44 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 892 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 5,670 kWh, 71% of it between April and September.
Is solar more expensive in Dunfermline?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Dunfermline, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,670 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Who is the network operator in Dunfermline, 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 Dunfermline?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Dunfermline sends about 4,736 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £568. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How does solar perform in Dunfermline in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in Dunfermline: about 130 kWh from 12 panels, against 790 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How Dunfermline compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Dunfermline.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Dunfermline |
|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline | 892 | this town |
| Rosyth | 895 | +3 kWh |
| Dalgety Bay | 896 | +4 kWh |
| Cowdenbeath | 899 | +7 kWh |
| Queensferry | 896 | +4 kWh |
| Bo'ness | 869 | −23 kWh |
| Linlithgow | 870 | −22 kWh |
Same PVGIS v5.2 query for every town. Small differences are within year-to-year weather; more than about 30 kWh per kWp apart is geography.
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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.
DNO application timescales, network by network: from a G98 notification to a G99 approval
Fit and notify within 28 days, or wait ten working days to 45 for a yes. System size decides which.
Read the guide →How much a battery saves by charging on cheap night rates
What charging at 8.5p and using at 26.32p is actually worth over a year.
Read the guide →What it really costs to charge an EV at home versus in public
Home off-peak charging costs a fraction of the public price. The arithmetic, and the tariff it depends on.
Read the guide →Are heat pumps worth it? The real 2026 numbers
Electricity costs 3.3x gas per kWh. A heat pump is about 3x as efficient. The numbers nearly cancel 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 →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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