Aberdeenshire
Solar panels in Ellon, sized to your roof.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,840 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Ellon's solar year
PVGIS puts Ellon at 919 kWh per kWp a year, 9% above our Aberdeenshire 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 | 25.6 |
| February | 44.6 |
| March | 80.2 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 130 |
| June | 117 |
| July | 117 |
| August | 106 |
| September | 82.1 |
| October | 55.1 |
| November | 32.8 |
| December | 19.3 |
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 919, Ellon is 1% below it.
How Ellon compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Ellon. It is one of 5 Aberdeenshire towns we track, and it ranks 1st of 5 for solar yield, a town of 10,019 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 919 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 £836 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £589 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 Ellon's own yield.
Aberdeenshire is the planning authority covering Ellon, which the House of Commons Library classes 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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Modelled for Ellon at 57.36391, -2.07363 on PVGIS data, with imports valued at 26.32p/kWh and solar at £1,000 per kWp installed. Sources and assumptions: help page.
Who runs the grid in Ellon
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) owns and runs the local electricity network in Ellon, as part of its North 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 SSEN is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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 Ellon
A heat pump in Ellon
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Ellon make about 780 kWh, against 2,980 kWh from May to August, so winter heating runs mostly on grid electricity and the tariff matters more than the roof.
Scottish homes apply through Home Energy Scotland rather than the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: up to £7,500 in grant for a heat pump, up to £7,500 more as an optional interest-free loan, and a £1,500 uplift for rural and island homes (checked 28 September 2026).
Charging an EV in Ellon
A 12-panel roof in Ellon makes about 820 kWh in May. A typical home uses around 70 kWh of that in daylight (the calculator's typical-use settings), which leaves most of the month's output for an EV or for export.
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 Ellon
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Ellon as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Ellon: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Ellon?
Each kWp of panels in Ellon makes 919 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,840 kWh, from about 120 kWh in December up to 820 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Ellon?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Ellon differs is output: about 5,840 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Ellon need approval from the network operator?
Ellon is on Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' network (North Scotland licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much would export pay on a system in Ellon?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,908 kWh of the 5,840 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Ellon goes to the grid, around £589 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Ellon in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 72% of a Ellon roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 780 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Ellon compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Ellon compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Ellon |
|---|---|---|
| Ellon | 919 | this town |
| Inverurie | 883 | −36 kWh |
| Peterhead | 876 | −43 kWh |
| Aberdeen | 903 | −16 kWh |
| Portlethen | 888 | −31 kWh |
| Fraserburgh | 910 | −9 kWh |
| Stonehaven | 907 | −12 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 Ellon homeowners
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
What is a DNO, and why does a company you have never heard of get a say in your solar?
The company that owns your street's cables decides what solar you can connect.
Read the guide →Inside a home battery: capacity, power and losses
Usable capacity, kW output, round trip losses and chemistry, in plain terms.
Read the guide →Three phase and EV charging: what actually changes
Three phase buys 22kW charging. Most cars cannot use it, and load balancing usually solves the real problem.
Read the guide →Sizing a heat pump: what a proper survey covers
Sized by calculation, not by rule of thumb. What the survey covers, and what guessing costs.
Read the guide →What the Smart Export Guarantee actually is
The scheme obliges suppliers to pay above zero, and leaves the rate to them.
Read the guide →G98 or G99: which one applies, what the application involves, and how long it takes
The G98 line sits at 3.68kW per phase. Above it, your network operator has to say yes first.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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