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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,576 Forumite
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    Still dull and rainy, but gen projection for Jan still holding 100%, somehow!
    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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,383 Forumite
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    By January standards a nice day. 

    Some Sun and pretty much all generation used with Washing, Cooking, Dishwasher and a few other things.

    9.5 kWh or 2.39 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Magnitio
    Magnitio Posts: 1,265 Forumite
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    A jolly decent 1.56 O's.
    6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,730 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    And today we're up, 1.23 O's. :)
    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.
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Exactly 1.0 O's today.
    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 
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    For today 1.4 & 0.199 now awe await the forecast snow...
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    0.85 O's 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.
  • databar
    databar Posts: 12 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary First Post
    7.80 & 1.52 O's
  • Magnitio
    Magnitio Posts: 1,265 Forumite
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    Only 0.35 O's today. Mostly grey, cold and damp.
    6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    0.9 & 0.288 O's - A poor month so far, a little over half of the production that was achieved in the first 16 days of Jan 2022, bitterly cold again, but no snow arrived today... so far!
    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.
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