Designed, fitted and certified by a east-coast team 1 hour 10 minutes away in Livingston. Written design on your own roof within 48 hours, one fixed price, and most Galashiels 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.
Galashiels's housing runs from stone mill-town terraces, bungalows in Langlee and Tweedbank, and rural farmhouses across the Borders from Peebles to Kelso. The Borders are drier and sunnier than the west, and many rural homes have south-facing outbuildings or ground space ideal for larger arrays. We cover Galashiels, Hawick, Peebles, Kelso and Selkirk in planned survey days.
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 Galashiels 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 Tweedbank to Melrose includes storage for that reason. More on batteries
Roof-mounted solar on a house is permitted development across Scotland, including Galashiels, 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 Scottish Borders 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 It was withdrawn on 6 June 2024.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 Galashiels 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 east 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 Galashiels postcode in TD1 and the surrounding Scottish Borders area, from Tweedbank to Melrose. Galashiels is 45 miles from our base, about 1 hour 10 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. The Borders are drier and sunnier than the west, and many rural homes have south-facing outbuildings or ground space ideal for larger arrays. With a battery the bright spells are stored for the evening instead of exported, which is what makes the numbers work in Scottish Borders.
For most houses in Galashiels, 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 Scottish Borders 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 Galashiels quote is one fixed figure including scaffold, certification and paperwork.
Your written design arrives within 48 hours of your enquiry. After the survey, Galashiels 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.