Lanarkshire
Solar panels in Glasgow, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,430 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Glasgow's solar year
Glasgow's best month is May, at 119 kWh per kWp; December manages 19.1. Over the year that comes to 854 kWh per kWp, 1% above our Lanarkshire county estimate.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 22.4 |
| February | 42.5 |
| March | 70.9 |
| April | 103 |
| May | 119 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 111 |
| August | 96 |
| September | 75.3 |
| October | 52.8 |
| November | 33.4 |
| December | 19.1 |
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 854, Glasgow is 8% below it.
How Glasgow compares
Glasgow is one of 18 Lanarkshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 10th of 18 for solar yield. The House of Commons Library settlement classification puts it in the core city class, with a population of 634,814, which makes it one of the largest places we publish figures for. Scale changes nothing about the physics: PVGIS gives a roof here 854 kWh per kWp a year, 2.34 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and on the 12p scenario about £247 of the year one benefit comes from solar you use yourself, with export income adding £539.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Glasgow'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.
Glasgow City is the planning authority covering Glasgow, which the House of Commons Library classes as a core city.
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 Glasgow at 55.86363, -4.23688 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 Glasgow
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Glasgow is SP Energy Networks, which runs the South and Central Scotland licence area.
G98 is the simple route. If the inverter, plus any battery, stays at or under 3.68kW per phase, SP Energy Networks only has to be told within 28 days after the system is commissioned.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.
Heat pumps and EV charging in Glasgow
A heat pump in Glasgow
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Glasgow make about 750 kWh, against 2,770 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 Glasgow
From April to September, 72% of a Glasgow roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 760 kWh in May on 12 panels. A car parked at home in daylight can soak up what the house, at around 70 kWh of daytime use that month, cannot.
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.
Installed prices, the same in every town
Every system is designed around your roof on the free call before anything is fitted.
What else is true of Glasgow
Around 73% of Glasgow's homes are flats, a reflection of the city's tenement-dominated built form, and the council's Local Housing Strategy counts close to 76,000 pre-1919 homes across the city, some 70,000 of them tenement flats. That concentration means a large share of Glasgow roofs are shared between several flats in one block rather than belonging to a single household, which is a real factor in how straightforward adding solar is to arrange before any roof-size question comes into it.
Glasgow sits in SP Energy Networks territory. SP Energy Networks does not publish its own day count for a standard low voltage generation quotation, so the 45 working day standard that applies across the industry is the figure to plan against, with most single home systems using the quicker 28-day G98 route instead. Glasgow City Council is the planning authority and lists 25 conservation areas, from the city centre and Victorian suburbs to a rural village and a former country estate.
The council's Climate Plan targets net zero carbon emissions for the city by 2030, following its 2019 declaration of a Climate and Ecological Emergency. It already runs 33 solar arrays on its own rooftops, and has earmarked landmark buildings including Kelvin Hall, Emirates Arena and the Royal Concert Hall for a further scheme expected to save around £750,000 a year in energy costs.
Planning authority: Glasgow City Council
Sources: glasgow.gov.uk · glasgow.gov.uk
Solar panel servicing and repair in Glasgow
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Glasgow as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Glasgow solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Glasgow?
Each kWp of panels in Glasgow makes 854 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,430 kWh, from about 120 kWh in December up to 760 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Glasgow?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Glasgow before a battery. What Glasgow changes is the return, about 5,430 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Glasgow need approval from the network operator?
Glasgow is on SP Energy Networks' network (South and Central Scotland licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SP Energy Networks is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Glasgow?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Glasgow exports about 4,495 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £539; a supplier paying more, or a battery that keeps more for the evening, changes the figure. See the export rates table.
Is solar worth it in Glasgow in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 72% of a Glasgow roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 750 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Glasgow compares with its neighbours
How the towns nearest Glasgow compare on the same PVGIS settings, closest first.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Glasgow |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | 854 | this town |
| Rutherglen | 856 | +2 kWh |
| Bishopbriggs | 854 | level |
| Cambuslang | 863 | +9 kWh |
| Bearsden | 851 | −3 kWh |
| Renfrew | 860 | +6 kWh |
| Milngavie | 852 | −2 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.
Also for Glasgow: Solar panels in Glasgow from OVO Solar & Battery
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