EAST Lothian has been ranked in the top 10 for the highest percentage of UK households with solar panel installations.

Independent Advisor Solar analysed the number of solar panels installed, average hours of sunshine between 1991 and 2020, and the installed capacity (kWh) of solar PV panels in each UK region to reveal the solar hotspots of the UK.

East Lothian was ranked eighth, with 2.38 per cent of homes having solar panels in 2023/24.

The Isle of Anglesey was top of the pile, with 4.21 per cent, while the highest ranked location in Scotland, and fourth overall, was Moray, with 2.64 per cent.

East Lothian was placed fourth in Scotland, also behind Dumfries and Galloway, and Perth and Kinross.