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Independent guidance on solar and battery storage for Oban homes in Argyllshire: a free remote design call first, then an MCS-certified installation team for your area if you decide to go ahead. PVGIS puts a roof in Oban at 800 kWh per kWp a year, 4% above our Argyllshire county estimate.
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What a roof in Oban can generate
Real satellite data for Oban, real installed pricing, and the same honest model we run for every place we cover.
How Oban compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Oban. It is one of 3 Argyllshire towns we track, and it ranks joint 2nd of 3 for solar yield, a town of 7,858 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 800 kWh per kWp a year, 2.19 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £745 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £498 from export at 12p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, defaulted to Oban's own yield, and at Oban's 800 kWh per kWp it prices a 12 panel system at £6,360 installed before any battery. Your free design call reworks every number for your actual roof, its shading and your usage.
Argyll and Bute is the planning authority covering Oban, 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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A 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Oban generates around 5,088 kWh a year, worth around £745 in year one on the 12p export scenario.
Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Oban's own coordinates (56.41198, -5.47255), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate, with the full methodology, sourcing and assumptions set out on our help page.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Oban
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Oban as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Common questions about solar in Oban
What could a roof in Oban generate?
PVGIS puts a roof in Oban at 800 kWh per kWp a year, 2.19 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons.
What does a typical solar system cost in Oban?
A typical 12 panel, 6.36 kWp system in Oban costs around £6,360 installed, at £1,000 per kWp before any battery.
Would a system in Oban need a G99 application?
Most home solar and battery systems qualify for the simpler G98 notification, made to the network operator (DNO) after installation rather than before. A minority, usually larger systems, need the fuller G99 process instead. Your design call checks which applies in Oban before anything is booked; our G98 vs G99 guide explains the difference in full.
What could I earn from exporting in Oban?
On the 12p export scenario, that 12 panel system sends about 4,151 kWh a year to the grid, worth around £498. The tariff guide compares the export rates that could apply to your setup.
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Reading for Oban homeowners
Independent, sourced and dated. The same ground we cover on your free call.
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Read the guide →How Oban compares with its neighbours
Same satellite dataset, same assumptions, so the differences are real geography rather than modelling noise.
| Town | kWh per kWp | Peak sun hours | vs Oban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oban | 800 | 2.19 | — |
| Dùn Obhainn | 800 | 2.19 | level |
| Helensburgh | 834 | 2.29 | +34 kWh |
| Gourock | 820 | 2.25 | +20 kWh |
| Greenock | 820 | 2.25 | +20 kWh |
| Port Glasgow | 810 | 2.22 | +10 kWh |
| Bonhill and Renton | 846 | 2.32 | +46 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.
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