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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,383 Forumite
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    Bit of a winters day here. Rain, Wind, Sun and Snow! for around 30 minutes. Did not settle.

    1.54 O's


    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
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    1.05 O's today, cloudy morning, snow shower around midday, then some lovely sunshine all afternoon 
    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 
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    Bitterly cold with strong winds😫 0.675 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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    Finally a good day 2.1
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,730 Forumite
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    Miserable start to the day started to clear a little lunchtime with a few breaks in the clouds from then on 0.54 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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,383 Forumite
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    Best day of the month. Sunshine from the start.

    12.95 kWh or 3.26 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
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    The sun had got his hat on, hip hip hip hip hooray, the sun had got his hat on and he made me 1.75 O's today  B)
    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 
  • Spies
    Spies Posts: 2,279 Forumite
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    edited 17 January 2023 at 5:45PM
    Not as good today as it clouded over in the afternoon, 1.63
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    1.3 & 0.6 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.
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,730 Forumite
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    Best day of '23 @ 2.14 O's nudging us ahead of pvgis for the first time this year :)
    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.
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