South Scotland
Plug-in solar in Edinburgh
What a plug-in kit makes in Edinburgh, what your electricity costs here, and the compliant kits in stock ranked for this town.
- a typical kit, south at 30°
- 795 kWh/yr
- per kWh (South Scotland price cap)
- 25.9p
- nothing in stock right now
- –
- to pay back, south-facing
- – yrs

PVGIS solar data
Output in Edinburgh by direction
| Facing | Tilted 30° (garden, roof) | Vertical (balcony, wall) | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| South | 795 kWh | 607 kWh | |
| South-east | 750 kWh | 556 kWh | |
| South-west | 746 kWh | 549 kWh | |
| East | 635 kWh | 405 kWh | |
| West | 631 kWh | 399 kWh | |
| North-east | 507 kWh | 244 kWh | |
| North-west | 507 kWh | 245 kWh | |
| North | 452 kWh | 166 kWh |
A typical 890 Wp kit with the 800W output cap, no shading. PVGIS 5.3 solar data. Method.
Live stock
Kits in stock, ranked for Edinburgh
Compliant kits you can order today, cheapest electricity first for this town.
Nothing matches right now.
Stock changes quickly. Turn off “In stock now”, or set an alert and we’ll email you.
Get a restock alertCost per kWh = price ÷ estimated output over 10 years (0.5%/yr panel ageing). Output from PVGIS for your location, capped at 800W. How we calculate.
After you plug in
Your network operator is SP Energy Networks (SP Distribution)
You must tell them about your kit before, or within 28 days of, plugging it in. How to register your kit.