Solar panels in Inverness
Northern Scotland yields, around 30% below Cornwall. Scottish grant support helps the sums considerably.
Yield in Inverness
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
Inverness 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.