Designed, fitted and certified by a west-coast team 1 hour 50 minutes away in Linwood. Written design on your own roof within 48 hours, one fixed price, and most Oban homes fitted in 1 day.
Edinburgh's measured solar output against London's, 10.6 vs 12.2 kWh a day. University of Edinburgh study.
Every solar and battery install is VAT-free until then. It goes to 5% the next day.
What suppliers currently pay for exported power. Certification is included so you qualify.
Oban's housing runs from Victorian villas on the hillside, bungalows in Dunbeg and Glencruitten, and rural and island properties across Argyll. Oban's hillside villas often face south-west over the bay with nothing to shade them. We cover mainland Argyll and can arrange island installs with ferry logistics planned into the quote.
Whatever the roof, the process is the same. We lay the panels out on aerial imagery of your house, size the battery from your bills, and send one fixed price within 48 hours. Only when you approve the design do we book a survey, and only after the survey do we take a deposit.
Most Oban households use their electricity in the evening, after the panels have stopped. A 5.1 kWh or 10.2 kWh battery keeps the day's surplus for the 5 to 10pm peak, and in winter charges overnight on an off-peak tariff at around a quarter of the 26.32p price-cap rate. Nearly every system we design from Dunbeg to Connel includes storage for that reason. More on batteries
Roof-mounted solar on a house is permitted development across Scotland, including Oban, provided the panels project no more than one metre and the building isn't listed. Conservation areas carry extra conditions, so we check your address against Argyll and Bute Council's conservation-area maps before quoting and prepare any drawings needed. Your install is also notified to the local network operator as part of the job.
There is no Home Energy Scotland grant or loan for solar PV. It was withdrawn on 6 June 2024. What Oban homeowners do get is 0% VAT on the whole installation until 31 March 2027, Smart Export Guarantee payments of 15 to 25p a unit for exported power, and for eligible households ECO4 support until the end of 2026. The full 2026 guide for west scotland
Suits: Daytime-heavy homes, 2–3 bedrooms
Ten 430W panels, hybrid-ready inverter, bird protection, full scaffold and commissioning.
Start my design · £5,995 totalSuits: Most 3-bed family homes
Same 4.3kW array plus a 5.1kWh battery so evening cooking, TV and heating run on your own daytime power.
Start my design · £8,995 totalSuits: 4+ beds, EV or heat pump
Fourteen panels and 10.2kWh of storage sized for an EV charger or heat pump, with off-peak charging on a smart tariff.
Start my design · £12,495 totalPrices include scaffold, electrical work, commissioning and certification. Your written design confirms your exact price before you commit to anything.
Yes. We cover every Oban postcode in PA34 and the surrounding Argyll & Bute area, from Dunbeg to Connel. Oban is 70 miles from our base, about 1 hour 50 minutes by van, so surveys and installs are easy to fit in.
It does. Panels generate from daylight rather than heat, and overcast days still produce 20 to 40% of peak output. Oban's hillside villas often face south-west over the bay with nothing to shade them. With a battery the bright spells are stored for the evening instead of exported, which is what makes the numbers work in Argyll & Bute.
For most houses in Oban, no. Roof-mounted solar is permitted development in Scotland unless the building is listed or sits in a conservation area with specific restrictions. We check your address against Argyll and Bute Council's conservation-area maps before quoting and handle any application that's needed.
Our fully installed packages are £5,995 for a 4.3 kW solar-only system and £8,995 with a 5.1 kWh battery, at 0% VAT until 31 March 2027. Every Oban quote is one fixed figure including scaffold, certification and paperwork.
Your written design arrives within 48 hours of your enquiry. After the survey, Oban installs are usually booked within two to four weeks and done in 1 day, with certification following.
Postcode and a rough monthly bill is all we need. Layout, battery size and one fixed price back within 48 hours.