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Hawaii + 0.95 O's or 23.8kWh here 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.4
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32.1 kWh, maiden + 0.69 O's here today

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 panels4 -
According to her in doors morning was poor but not as bad as day before, and then at midday the Sun decided to stay out.
I was in Sunny, hot Harrogate till midday so missed the poor morning here.
Hawaii + 0.56 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds5 -
Bang on a maiden here yesterday 😀3
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Hello. I'm new to this board. Could someone point me to a "key" for the terms you are using? e.g. Hawaii, maiden, O's etc4.3kW PV, 3.6kW inverter. Octopus Agile import, gas Tracker. Zoe. Ripple x 3. Cheshire0
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Gen going well, low power with all the heat, but strong energy each day. 5.7 O's yesterday, and projecting 111% for July.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.
For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.3 -
Yep a Maiden here for yesterday while at the other end of the scale 0.01 O for wind, but totalling 56.5 kWh's all the same.
East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.4 -
It gets posted every few months, eg. here:70sbudgie said:Hello. I'm new to this board. Could someone point me to a "key" for the terms you are using? e.g. Hawaii, maiden, O's etc
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/79288933/#Comment_79288933
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.6 -
Thank you! @QrizBQrizB said:
It gets posted every few months, eg. here:70sbudgie said:Hello. I'm new to this board. Could someone point me to a "key" for the terms you are using? e.g. Hawaii, maiden, O's etc
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/79288933/#Comment_79288933
Another question re ettiquette. My panels are E-W facing and I have over sized my panels relative to the inverter. So my kWp is technically 4.25, but my inverter is 3.6kW. Which should I use for the denominator for Os?4.3kW PV, 3.6kW inverter. Octopus Agile import, gas Tracker. Zoe. Ripple x 3. Cheshire0 -
You go with the panel kWp.
I've got 5.25kWp on the roof, all SW facing, with a 3.6W inverter, I'll never get to "heaven" but it's surprising how well you can do even with a fair few hours clipping.
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22
Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries
Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing4
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