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Solar generation could meet one sixth of Scotland’s electricity needs by 2025, according to a group of academics.
A report from the University of Edinburgh stated that installing solar panels on 250,000 roofs would achieve the milestone.
The study also said that installing the solar panels could help one in three Scottish households who currently struggle with the cost of energy.
This is because the researchers predicted that by 2025 solar could provide electricity that “is cheaper than fossil fuels”.
Dr Neil Robertson, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Chemistry, said: “The plummeting cost means that large-scale solar power is coming to Scotland whether we realise it or not.
“The key priority is to recognise this, so that we can start planning to maximise the social, environmental and business benefits it will bring us.”
The study was supported by the Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research, the Scottish Solar Energy Group, the Energy Technology Partnership, AES Solar and the Scottish Universities Insight Institute.
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