12/06/2026
In September, Octopus was charging Robert £95 a month for electricity. By April, Octopus was paying him £28.
Read that again.
We installed Robert's system in Bathgate last September. 14 panels across an east/west roof, 7 kW combined capacity, and over 15 kWh of battery storage. Before solar, his bills were running £95-98 a month. In April, he bought £36 worth of electricity from the grid but sold £64 back. Net result: £28 profit.
The first four months of this year cost Robert £85 total for electricity. The same four months last year cost him £400.
And here's the bit that surprises people. Robert's roof doesn't even face south. It's an east/west split. Most people in Scotland think that wouldn't work for solar. This system is projected to generate over 70% of his annual usage from a roof that "shouldn't" be good enough.
If someone's told you an east/west roof isn't worth it, send them this.
Comment SOLAR and we'll send you the free design tool so you can see what your roof could do, whatever direction it faces.