Aberdeenshire
Solar panels in Peterhead, with the numbers shown.
Twelve panels (6.36 kWp) here make about 5,570 kWh a year for £6,360 installed, designed around your roof on a free 30-minute video call.
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Peterhead's solar year
PVGIS puts Peterhead at 876 kWh per kWp a year, 3% above our Aberdeenshire county estimate. 73% of it arrives between April and September, peaking in May.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 24.8 |
| February | 41.9 |
| March | 75.7 |
| April | 105 |
| May | 125 |
| June | 115 |
| July | 115 |
| August | 101 |
| September | 76.6 |
| October | 49.9 |
| November | 26.8 |
| December | 19.6 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
For scale: 876 kWh per kWp in Peterhead against 925, our GB average (the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates), which puts Peterhead 5% below it.
How Peterhead compares
Small towns rarely get published solar figures, so here are the numbers for Peterhead. It is one of 5 Aberdeenshire towns we track, and it ranks 5th of 5 for solar yield, a town of 19,351 people in the House of Commons Library settlement data. PVGIS gives its roofs 876 kWh per kWp a year, 2.40 peak sun hours a day averaged across the seasons, and the standard 12 panel model turns that into £803 of year one benefit, £247 of it from your own generation and £556 from export at 12p.
These are starting numbers, not a quote. The calculator below opens on Peterhead'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.
Aberdeenshire is the planning authority covering Peterhead, 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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The figures use PVGIS for the centre of Peterhead (57.50823, -1.78348), a 26.32p/kWh import price and £1,000 per kWp installed; see the help page for the full method.
Who runs the grid in Peterhead
Peterhead sits in Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' North Scotland licence area, so SSEN is the network operator (DNO) any solar panels or battery here are registered with.
Below 3.68kW per phase of inverter and battery output, the G98 route applies: the installation is notified to SSEN within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
A bigger inverter or battery output needs a G99 application in advance. 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.
Adding a heat pump or an EV charger in Peterhead
A heat pump in Peterhead
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Peterhead make about 720 kWh, against 2,900 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 Peterhead
From April to September, 73% of a Peterhead roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 790 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.
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.
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 Peterhead
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Peterhead as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Peterhead solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Peterhead?
Each kWp of panels in Peterhead makes 876 kWh a year on PVGIS figures, so a typical 12-panel system produces around 5,570 kWh, from about 120 kWh in December up to 790 kWh in May.
How much are solar panels in Peterhead?
The price does not move by postcode. At £1,000 per kWp installed, 12 panels (6.36 kWp) come to £6,360 in Peterhead before a battery. What Peterhead changes is the return, about 5,570 kWh a year from that system, and your design call prices your actual roof.
Would a system in Peterhead need approval from the network operator?
Peterhead is on Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' network (North Scotland licence area). Systems up to 3.68kW per phase of inverter output follow G98: SSEN is notified within 28 days of commissioning, with no approval needed first. Anything larger needs a G99 application before installation. 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. Our G98 vs G99 guide explains both routes.
How much can I earn from exporting solar in Peterhead?
With typical use and no battery, a 12-panel system in Peterhead exports about 4,635 kWh a year. At 12p per kWh that is roughly £556; 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 Peterhead in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 73% of a Peterhead roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 720 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Peterhead compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Peterhead.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Peterhead |
|---|---|---|
| Peterhead | 876 | this town |
| Ellon | 919 | +43 kWh |
| Fraserburgh | 910 | +34 kWh |
| Inverurie | 883 | +7 kWh |
| Aberdeen | 903 | +27 kWh |
| Portlethen | 888 | +12 kWh |
| Stonehaven | 907 | +31 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 Peterhead: Solar panels in Peterhead from OVO Solar & Battery
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