East Lothian
Solar panels in North Berwick, priced before anyone visits.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 6,110 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Sunlight in North Berwick, in numbers
From 23.4 kWh per kWp in December to 130.7 in May: a roof in North Berwick makes 5.6 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 960 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
Show the monthly figures
| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 28.9 |
| February | 49.3 |
| March | 84.5 |
| April | 115 |
| May | 131 |
| June | 117 |
| July | 120 |
| August | 107 |
| September | 85.8 |
| October | 58.4 |
| November | 39.5 |
| December | 23.4 |
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 960, North Berwick is 4% above it.
How North Berwick compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for North Berwick. It is one of 5 East Lothian towns we track, and it ranks 1st of 5 for solar yield, a town of 8,207 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 960 kWh per kWp a year, 2.63 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £867 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £620 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 North Berwick's own yield.
Planning applications here go through East Lothian; nationally, the House of Commons Library classes North Berwick 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of North Berwick (56.05871, -2.71709), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
SP Energy Networks and your North Berwick connection
The distribution network operator (DNO) for North Berwick 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.
Larger systems go through G99 instead, applied for before installation. On timing: 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.
Beyond the panels: heating and car charging in North Berwick
A heat pump in North Berwick
In December, the darkest month here, 12 panels in North Berwick make about 150 kWh. That is when a heat pump runs hardest, so its running cost in North Berwick 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 North Berwick
Summer is where a car earns its place. In May, 12 panels in North Berwick make about 830 kWh, against roughly 70 kWh a typical home uses in daylight that month on our calculator's typical-use settings, so there is surplus a smart charger can put into the car instead of exporting it.
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.
Solar panel servicing and repair in North Berwick
If a system in North Berwick is underperforming, start with the guides below: repair benchmarks, service scope, and the inverter question.
Common questions about solar in North Berwick
How much energy would 12 solar panels make in North Berwick?
North Berwick averages 2.63 peak sun hours a day, which PVGIS turns into 960 kWh per kWp a year. On a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp roof that is about 6,110 kWh, 70% of it between April and September.
What does a typical solar system cost in North Berwick?
Solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed wherever you live, so a 12-panel, 6.36 kWp system costs £6,360 in North Berwick, exactly as it would anywhere else, before any battery. Location changes what the system makes, not what it costs: here that is about 6,110 kWh a year. The final figure comes from your roof on the design call.
Who is the network operator in North Berwick, 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 happens to the solar I do not use in North Berwick?
Around £620 a year at 12p per kWh, for the roughly 5,169 kWh a 12-panel system in North Berwick exports with typical use. Rates vary by supplier and some need their own tariff; the export rates table is dated and sourced.
How does solar perform in North Berwick in the winter months?
December is the weakest month in North Berwick: about 150 kWh from 12 panels, against 830 kWh in May. The panels still generate on bright winter days; they just cover a smaller share of what the house uses.
How North Berwick compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as North Berwick.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs North Berwick |
|---|---|---|
| North Berwick | 960 | this town |
| Haddington | 925 | −35 kWh |
| Dunbar | 949 | −11 kWh |
| Tranent | 901 | −59 kWh |
| Prestonpans | 924 | −36 kWh |
| Leven | 894 | −66 kWh |
| Methil | 890 | −70 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 North Berwick: Solar panels in North Berwick 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.
How to clean solar panels, and whether you need to at all
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Read the guide →Charging an EV from your own solar
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Read the guide →How an air source heat pump actually works
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Read the guide →The price cap explained, and what it does to solar payback
The cap limits unit rates, not bills. That changes what solar payback means.
Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
Solar work is notifiable. A competent person scheme means your installation team notifies, not you.
Read the guide →Get my free quote
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