Solar panels in Edinburgh
Conservation area restrictions are significant in the city centre — check before committing.
Yield in Edinburgh
820
kWh per kWp a year
A 4 kWp system
3,280
kWh generated
Worth per year
£674
saved plus exported
Payback
8.3
years, south-facing
Edinburgh sits in the Central Scotland solar region, at roughly 78% of what the same panels would produce in Cornwall and Devon. Glasgow and Edinburgh — lower yields, though longer summer days help more than people expect.
Work out your own roof
4 kWp is about 10 panels
50% typical, 75% with a battery
Pays for itself in
8.3 years
£674 a year in Central Scotland, against about £5,600 installed. Over 25 years you would be roughly £11,255 ahead.
Generated per year
3,280 kWh
820 kWh per kWp here
Used at home
1,640 kWh
£428 off your bill
Exported
1,640 kWh
£246 earned
Solar in other cities
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Or see the Central Scotland regional page.