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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Grandad2b
    Grandad2b Posts: 352 Forumite
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    6kWh - just 25 to go; creeping towards the target - 1.35 O's

    Sun finally put in an appearance about 4.
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    2.8 & 1.257 O's, need 2 stonking days to meet PVGIS which is going to be unlikely
    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
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Joint worst day this month. 1.025 O’s.
    Passed 40MWh this week since install👏
    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.
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite
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    1.5 O's today, sun finally appeared at 5.30 and we had a lovely evening.
    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 
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,380 Forumite
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    Worst day of the month. Rained in the morning, stopped in the afternoon. Sun made a brief appearance around 5pm which was too late and hardly worth bothering about! :D

    1.03 O's

    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,380 Forumite
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    Another poor April day. Rainy and dull.

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

  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    Cloudy morning, sunny afternoon, 1.8 & 2.37 O's PVGIS will be missed again this month...
    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: 3,728 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Best day of the year and first Maiden @ 6.04 O's taking us to 92% of pvgis and looking to be another cracker for us tomorrow. :)
    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
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    Bits of hazy sunshine now and then 2.26 O's

    66kWh short of PVGIS for April and looks like it will only be a 10-15kWh day tomorrow.
    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 
  • Grandad2b
    Grandad2b Posts: 352 Forumite
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    19.2 kWh, 4.32 O's
    Looks like we've been lucky Barnsley to the West and Mid East Yorkshire have both had far worse.
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