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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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As it happens, 5 is the one I've never heard of!QrizB said:ed110220 said:Thanks for relenting! But I still don't know what a Hawaii is.
The definition of "O" is given in Oscargrouch's signature. Multiples of Os are named (foeum stalwarts please correct me if I've got this wrong):- Not named? (I'd go with Odin, since he only has one eye.)
- Bond (double-O)
- Typhooo
- Wink (forty winks)
- Hawaii (for the TV show Hawaii Five-O)
- Maiden (as in cricket, an over [six balls] with no runs scored)
- Heaven (seventh heaven)
- Never (as Oscar's system is never going to make eight Os)
Solar install June 2022, Bath
4.8 kW array, Growatt SPH5000 inverter, 1x Seplos Mason 280L V3 battery 15.2 kWh.
SSW roof. ~22° pitch, BISF house. 12 x 400W Hyundai panels1 -
As a fan of futurama I vote that 1 O, is a Leela.4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.2
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Getting close to the PITS with only 3.04 O's
today 
2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).5 -
You did better than me!Oscargrouch said:Getting close to the PITS with only 3.04 O's today6.10kWh, 2.24 O's - shaken, but not stirred 🕵️On the plus side, we had a couple of showers so if there was any dust on the panels it should at least have moved around a bit
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.5 -
Boohoo! Only 4.05 O's here today😀Oscargrouch said:Getting close to the PITS with only 3.04 O's today 16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.5 -
A drop from the giddy heights of the last few days but still a decent 4.75 O’s today here.3
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5.75, was on for a perfect curve then rain stopped play just after 6pm generation then fell off a cliff and by about 7:30pm we were generating sod all.
I'm still hoping that one day I'll hit over 30kw which will give m emy first ever heaven but I'm not sure this is the year.4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.3 -
Another Huawei (see what i did there)+ 0.74 so June is being very kind indeed.
4.3kwp JA panels, Huawei 3.68kw Hybrid inverter, Huawei 10kw Lunar 2000 battery, Myenergi eddi, South facing array with a 15 degree roof pitch, winter shade.3 -
A poor 2.69 O's for yesterday/
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.3 -
Down Down Deeper & Down 2.68 O's
2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).6
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