Peeblesshire
Solar panels in Peebles, sized to your roof.
A 12-panel roof in Peebles makes about 5,360 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Peebles' solar year
PVGIS puts Peebles at 842 kWh per kWp a year, 7% above our Peeblesshire 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 | 22.6 |
| February | 41.3 |
| March | 71.9 |
| April | 103 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 105 |
| July | 109 |
| August | 96.2 |
| September | 75.6 |
| October | 50.3 |
| November | 33.4 |
| December | 17.7 |
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 842, Peebles is 9% below it.
How Peebles compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Peebles. It is the only Peeblesshire town we track so far, with county rankings to follow as its neighbours land, a town of 9,078 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 842 kWh per kWp a year, 2.31 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £777 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £530 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 Peebles' own yield.
Scottish Borders is the planning authority covering Peebles, 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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Generation is modelled from PVGIS satellite data for Peebles' own coordinates (55.65203, -3.18744), using the same 26.32p/kWh import value and £1,000 per kWp installed pricing as every Clearline estimate; the methodology is on our help page.
Who runs the grid in Peebles
The distribution network operator (DNO) for Peebles is SP Energy Networks, which runs the South and Central 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 SP Energy Networks is notified within 28 days of switch-on rather than asked beforehand.
Anything bigger is a G99 case and is applied for 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.
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 Peebles
A heat pump in Peebles
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Peebles make about 730 kWh, against 2,710 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 Peebles
A 12-panel roof in Peebles makes about 740 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.
The calculator above includes a 7.4kW smart charger from £1,100 installed. Renters and flat owners with off-street parking can claim 75% of a chargepoint's cost, up to £500 per socket, until 31 March 2027 (gov.uk, checked 28 September 2026).
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 Peebles
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Peebles as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Solar in Peebles: your questions answered
What does a solar panel system produce in Peebles?
Each kWp of panels in Peebles makes 842 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,360 kWh, from about 110 kWh in December up to 740 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Peebles?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Peebles before a battery. What Peebles changes is the return, about 5,360 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Peebles need approval from the network operator?
Peebles 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 Peebles?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Peebles exports about 4,418 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £530; 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 Peebles in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 72% of a Peebles roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 730 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Peebles compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Peebles.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Peebles |
|---|---|---|
| Peebles | 842 | this town |
| Penicuik | 846 | +4 kWh |
| Gorebridge and Mayfield | 881 | +39 kWh |
| Galashiels | 894 | +52 kWh |
| Bonnyrigg | 896 | +54 kWh |
| Dalkeith | 897 | +55 kWh |
| Livingston | 821 | −21 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.
Also for Peebles: Solar panels in Peebles from OVO Solar & Battery
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Read the guide →NAPIT, NICEIC and competent person schemes: who tells building control about your solar
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