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Sunny AM then cold and dull here. 2.35 O’s16 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.3
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A terrible 0.85 O's Rain or drizzle most of the day, sun never broke through at all.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 Outgoing2 -
A mighty 11.96 kWh & 1.7 O's
PV total 19.8 kW system:
23 x 420W East/West split over two flat roof areas at 10 degrees inclination.
13 x 390W South spit over two flat roof areas at 5 to 20 degrees inclination.
6 x 390W south wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
7 x 390W West wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
2 x 5 kW hybrid inverters
4 x 9.5 kWh batteries (38 kWh total)2 -
Looked great in the morning but fizzled out around 11:00 and went downhill fast with dull clouds and rain.
2.83 O's
Up to 47% of PVGIS. 1.6 kWh ahead of estimate!
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds3 -
15kWh and 3.38 O's. Not really been a good day but it's taken me past 51% PVGIS which is promising

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Very poor morning. Dull and dark clouds. 10 minutes of Sun around 11:00 then from midday beautiful.
4.38 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds3 -
Mostly cloudy with just a few breaks in the clouds 12.6kWh 2.4 O's
47% of PVGIS halfway through the month so I guess things are on track
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 Outgoing2 -
Lovely day here and another near Hawaii, 4.93 O's so getting close to being neck and neck with pvgis!
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.3 -
3.9 & 2.172 O's2 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.2
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Almost made it to Hawaii….4.925 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.3
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