Solar panels in Aberdeen

The lowest yields of any major UK city — solar still works, but payback is long.

Yield in Aberdeen
760
kWh per kWp a year
A 4 kWp system
3,040
kWh generated
Worth per year
£625
saved plus exported
Payback
9
years, south-facing

Aberdeen sits in the Northern Scotland solar region, at roughly 72% of what the same panels would produce in Cornwall and Devon. The lowest yields in the UK, roughly 30% below Cornwall.

Work out your own roof

4 kWp is about 10 panels

50% typical, 75% with a battery

Pays for itself in
9 years

£625 a year in Northern Scotland, against about £5,600 installed. Over 25 years you would be roughly £10,022 ahead.

Generated per year
3,040 kWh
760 kWh per kWp here
Used at home
1,520 kWh
£397 off your bill
Exported
1,520 kWh
£228 earned

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Or see the Northern Scotland regional page.