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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Down again on yesterday.12.16kWh, 4.47 O's
Import is up to about 7kWh/day with the portable a/c unit running, but fortunastely it's mostly off-peak Go units.Thankfully it's already cooler (below 25C and forecast to drop below 20C before morning).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 -
Very strange day here in Bath weather wise: extremely hot, but not quite as hot as yesterday, started out sunny with some hazy high cloud that increased during the day till there was a light shower mid afternoon. Hardly damped down the heat, then the sun came out again.
22.1 kWh, 4.60 O's.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 panels3 -
Hot here but still made a/an Hawaii + 0.35 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
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Hot and hazy here but still an Hawaii plus 0.294
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Think I'll save posting in future, Lego steals my numbers
28.1kWh 5.35 O's Hot and windy during the day, temp peaked at 38.7C, totally calm now I dare to open curtains, doors and windowsBarnsley, 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 Outgoing3 -
A smidge more today, 4.98 O's. Not quite as hot due to a little bit of breeze.4.3kW PV, 3.6kW inverter. Octopus Agile import, gas Tracker. Zoe. Ripple x 3. Cheshire4
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In view of how hot it was more than happy with my,
Hawaii + 0.85 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds6 -
Really rubbish day today might as well report now as it isn't going to get any better, 1.2 O's4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.3
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Don't think you will be alone SpiesSpies said:Really rubbish day today might as well report now as it isn't going to get any better, 1.2 O's
Cloud all day here production only 2.52 O's 
However, this 1/4 is looking to be better than the one last year....
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 -
5.2 & 1.7 not as bad as expected.2 Separate arrays, 7 x JASolar 380w panels (2.66kWp) south facing, 4 x JASolar 380w panels (1.52kWp) east facing, 11 x Tigo optimizers & cloud, Growatt SPH5000, Growatt 6.5kWh Hybrid battery (Go-live 01/12/21) - Additional reporting via Solar Assistant.3
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