Solar panels in Edinburgh: compare the complete proposal.
Explore solar and battery guide prices, research published installer coverage and work out what your roof needs before requesting quotations. For a shared roof or a conservation-area property, permissions and access belong in the comparison too.
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A guide price before you request quotes
4 kWp solar only£3,950
4 kWp solar + 5 kWh battery£6,200See an example roof
Illustrative installation photograph.
Illustrative installed prices before extras, not a local price survey. Roof access, electrical work and equipment affect your written quote.
Calculate a setup for my home →Already have solar and only want a battery? Ask about a battery addition. These new-installation examples do not price a retrofit.
Start with the roof you can actually use
The council resource explains shared-property responsibilities; it is not approval for a solar installation. SunBru’s household calculator does not model a communal multi-flat electricity scheme.
Check Edinburgh’s conservation and listed-building guidance
Use the council’s map to check whether your property is listed or within a conservation area. Then ask the council what applies to the proposed installation. Panel position, visibility and the building’s character can affect the assessment; a neighbour’s installation does not establish permission for yours.
Before paying a deposit, ask the installer to identify any required planning permission, listed-building consent or building warrant, who will obtain it and whether related costs are included.
Installers for Edinburgh
Jorro and OHMS Scotland cover Scotland through SunBru. Give your postcode and the work you need so the installer can confirm survey availability and scope.
Compare the two installers →Solar with a battery, or a battery for existing panels?
For a new installation, compare the solar-only and solar-plus-battery examples above. Ask for usable storage in kWh and charging/discharging power in kW, plus the proposed location and any included backup capability. Size the battery around electricity use rather than assuming the largest option offers the best return.
If you already have panels, record the inverter model and ask whether the proposed battery needs a replacement inverter or can work alongside it. Request a separate written retrofit quotation. The calculator’s new-installation price is not a battery-retrofit or grid-only storage quotation.
Compare Edinburgh quotations on the same basis
- System: panel capacity in kWp, inverter model, usable battery capacity and any export limit.
- Work: scaffolding, roof work, cable routes, electrical upgrades and responsibility for approvals or network paperwork.
- Money: itemised total, exclusions, payment stages and assumptions behind projected savings.
- After installation: certification, warranty terms, monitoring access and who handles faults.
SunBru uses one transparent planning model across Scotland. It does not apply an Edinburgh price premium or guarantee Edinburgh-specific generation. Ask each installer for a roof-specific forecast and compare the electricity-use and tariff assumptions.
Check my solar quote →Solar in City of Edinburgh: the recorded picture
The DESNZ snapshot records 10,985 solar PV sites in City of Edinburgh at the end of 2025, compared with 9,611 in its revised 2024 series.
The figures include homes, businesses and larger sites. They do not show household adoption, local installer prices or what your roof will generate.
Explore City of Edinburgh’s figures and methodology →Source: DESNZ Regional Renewable Statistics, published 29 September 2026; snapshot checked 6 October 2026.
Edinburgh is not the whole Lothians
The council statistics cover City of Edinburgh only. Some installers also publish East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian coverage; those are separate council areas. Confirm the property’s exact postcode and survey availability before making a shortlist decision.
Local sources checked 9 October 2026. Photographs are illustrative examples with their original credits, not Edinburgh installations or SunBru customer projects.
Your next step, when you’re ready
Explore an estimate without contact details. If you already have a proposal, check its price and scope. Then choose whether to ask SunBru for help with real quotations.
Ask SunBru about my project →Your enquiry goes to SunBru. It does not contact an installer automatically or confirm survey availability.