Morayshire
Solar panels in Forres, designed on a free call.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,340 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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How much a Forres roof makes, month by month
From 16.3 kWh per kWp in December to 115.3 in May: a roof in Forres makes 7.1 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 840 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 21.5 |
| February | 44.2 |
| March | 73.1 |
| April | 102 |
| May | 115 |
| June | 106 |
| July | 108 |
| August | 92.9 |
| September | 78.2 |
| October | 52.6 |
| November | 30.3 |
| December | 16.3 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 840 kWh per kWp in Forres against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Forres 9% below it.
How Forres compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Forres. It is one of 2 Morayshire towns we track, and it ranks 2nd of 2 for solar yield, a town of 10,076 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 840 kWh per kWp a year, 2.30 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £776 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £529 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 Forres' own yield.
Planning applications here go through Moray; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes Forres 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 Forres at 57.61019, -3.61284 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 Forres
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) owns and runs the local electricity network in Forres, as part of its North Scotland licence area.
What decides the paperwork is the inverter and battery output, not the number of panels. Up to 3.68kW per phase, a system follows G98: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning and nothing has to be approved first.
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 Forres
A heat pump in Forres
Heating demand peaks when solar is weakest. In Forres, a 12-panel system makes about 100 kWh in December and 140 kWh in January, a fraction of its 730 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 Forres
Forres' May output, about 730 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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Forres
The same sourced benchmarks apply in Forres as everywhere we cover: honest repair pricing and what a service should include.
Common questions about solar in Forres
How much electricity do solar panels make in Forres?
About 5,340 kWh a year from 12 panels (6.36 kWp), on PVGIS satellite data for Forres: 840 kWh per kWp, or 2.30 peak sun hours a day on average. May is the strongest month, at about 730 kWh.
Is solar more expensive in Forres?
Prices on this site are the same everywhere: £1,000 per kWp installed, which puts a 12-panel system at £6,360 in Forres, and a Duracell Dura16 installed with solar at £4,450 on top. The local part is generation, about 5,340 kWh a year here, which is what drives payback.
Which DNO covers Forres, and what does it need from me?
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) covers Forres. 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 Forres?
On the 12p export scenario, a 12-panel system in Forres sends about 4,406 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £529. The export rates table compares what each supplier pays.
How much solar does Forres get in December?
December is the low point: about 100 kWh from a 12-panel system in Forres, on PVGIS data, rising to 730 kWh in May. From November to February the same system makes about 710 kWh in total, which is why a battery charged off-peak does more of the work in winter.
How Forres compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Forres |
|---|---|---|
| Forres | 840 | this town |
| Nairn | 845 | +5 kWh |
| Elgin | 873 | +33 kWh |
| Balloch | 809 | −31 kWh |
| Cradlehall | 809 | −31 kWh |
| Westhill | 810 | −30 kWh |
| Buckie | 853 | +13 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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Further reading for Forres
Sourced, dated and written by us. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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Read the guide →Get my free quote
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