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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • gefnew
    gefnew Posts: 982 Forumite
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    Maybe the dreaded spoon.
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    1.4 & 0.6 O's, forecast tomorrow is not looking great either.
    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.
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
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    0.86 O's dull morning, wind and drizzle in the afternoon.

    At least there's a few cheap slots overnight on Agile to top up the battery.
    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 Outgoing 
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,752 Forumite
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    Two days to report, one better than the other ...
    Yesterday: 6.24kWh, 2.29 O's :)
    Today: 3.08kWh, 1.13 O's :(
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    Still away for a few days so around 1.35 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.
  • Spies
    Spies Posts: 2,279 Forumite
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    0.68, overcast and rain most of the day. 
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,752 Forumite
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    A bit disappointing here, too.
    2.48kWh, 0.91 O's :(
    Tomorrow's forecast looks *much* more promising. Fingers crossed!
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    opps! 0.8 & 0.3 O's 
    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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,379 Forumite
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    Sun arrived at 15:45 lasted all of 5 minutes!

    2.86 kWh or 0.719 O's

    Up to 21% of Estimate. 
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
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    For the first time in a week I'm not lowest!

    Sun came out 3.10-4.30 and managed to give me 1.16 O's
    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 Outgoing 
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