Stirlingshire
Solar panels in Stirling, with the numbers shown.
A 12-panel roof in Stirling makes about 5,570 kWh a year and costs £6,360 installed; a free 30-minute video call sizes it to yours.
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Stirling's solar year
From 18.9 kWh per kWp in December to 122.3 in May: a roof in Stirling makes 6.5 times as much in its best month as in its darkest, and 876 kWh per kWp across the year.
Generation per kWp, month by month
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| Month | kWh/kWp |
|---|---|
| January | 23.7 |
| February | 43.5 |
| March | 73 |
| April | 105 |
| May | 122 |
| June | 112 |
| July | 113 |
| August | 100 |
| September | 78.2 |
| October | 52 |
| November | 33.6 |
| December | 18.9 |
Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission JRC), SARAH3 database, 1 kWp, 14% system loss, 35 degree pitch, due south, checked September 2026.
Against Great Britain as a whole: Stirling makes 876 kWh per kWp a year, and the mean of our 85 county PVGIS estimates (our GB average) is 925, so Stirling is 5% below it.
How Stirling compares
Among the places we publish figures for, Stirling is one of 9 Stirlingshire towns we track, and it ranks 1st of 9 for solar yield. It is a medium town in the House of Commons Library classification, with 36,126 residents, and its roofs see 2.40 peak sun hours a day across the year. That drives the standard 12 panel model to 5,571 kWh of generation, of which around 4,635 kWh is exported at 12p for £556 a year, with £247 saved on electricity you would otherwise buy at 26.32p.
Treat these as calibration rather than a quote. The calculator below runs the same model, opened on Stirling's own yield, and 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.
Planning applications in Stirling go to its own council, and the House of Commons Library classes it as a medium 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 Stirling (56.11546, -3.93416), 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 Stirling
Stirling sits in SP Energy Networks' South and Central Scotland licence area, so SP Energy Networks 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 SP Energy Networks within 28 days of commissioning, with no prior approval.
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 Stirling
A heat pump in Stirling
A heat pump does most of its work from November to February. Over those four months, 12 panels in Stirling make about 760 kWh, against 2,850 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 Stirling
From April to September, 72% of a Stirling roof's yearly output arrives, peaking at about 780 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.
Solar panel servicing and repair in Stirling
Faults, servicing and ageing inverters follow the same economics in Stirling as anywhere else, and the guides below price them plainly.
Stirling solar questions
What does a solar panel system produce in Stirling?
Each kWp of panels in Stirling 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 780 kWh in May.
What would 12 solar panels cost in Stirling?
£6,360 for 12 panels (6.36 kWp), the same as in every other place we cover, because solar is priced at £1,000 per kWp installed rather than by area. A battery adds its own installed price on top. Where Stirling differs is output: about 5,570 kWh a year from that system.
Would a system in Stirling need approval from the network operator?
Stirling 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 would export pay on a system in Stirling?
It is exported. With typical use and no battery, about 4,635 kWh of the 5,570 kWh a 12-panel system makes in Stirling goes to the grid, around £556 a year at 12p. A battery keeps more of it for the evening; the export rates table shows what suppliers pay.
Is solar worth it in Stirling in winter?
It works, but the year is lopsided. 72% of a Stirling roof's output lands between April and September; the four months from November to February give about 760 kWh on a 12-panel system. Payback is worked out on the whole year, not the winter.
How Stirling compares with its neighbours
The six closest towns we publish, run through the identical PVGIS query as Stirling.
| Town | kWh per kWp a year | vs Stirling |
|---|---|---|
| Stirling | 876 | this town |
| Tullibody | 885 | +9 kWh |
| Dunblane | 865 | −11 kWh |
| Alloa | 878 | +2 kWh |
| Denny | 856 | −20 kWh |
| Larbert and Stenhousemuir | 873 | −3 kWh |
| Bonnybridge | 862 | −14 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 Stirling: Solar panels in Stirling from OVO Solar & Battery
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Guides worth reading before your call
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How do solar panels work? The full explanation, from photon to plug socket
Light into silicon, DC into AC, AC into your bill. The whole chain, explained.
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Read the guide →Charging an EV from your own solar
Every surplus kWh is 3.6 to 5 miles. Whether that beats a 7p overnight rate is arithmetic.
Read the guide →Sizing a heat pump: what a proper survey covers
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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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