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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
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    Just 1.54 O's as sun disappeared at 12.30.
    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 
  • Magnitio
    Magnitio Posts: 1,263 Forumite
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    Just 0.66 O's yesterday! Worst day since 2nd March. At least today's been sunny.
    6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.
  • Spies
    Spies Posts: 2,279 Forumite
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    Just 1.4 some very heavy rain this afternoon. 
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    2.825 O's here today...2022 is my 2nd best year already!🤣😂
    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.
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,752 Forumite
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    Better today.
    5.76kWh, 2.12 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!
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
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    Decent day, a couple of showers 2.7 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 
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 15 October 2022 at 8:03PM
    Nice stay at Seaton, in Devon at the Premier Inn for 4 nights so for the last 6 days 19.76 O's.   Avg  2.822857142857143 O's per day = £49.40p 1X Night for free... plus savings on Gas & Lecci; 0 Used ..   
    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: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    A great morning, afternoon was very up and down, 3.0 & 1.0 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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    Afternoon much better than the morning and the rainy start.

    3.89 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Magnitio
    Magnitio Posts: 1,263 Forumite
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    A much better 2.69 O's. Tomorrow looks promising.
    6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.
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