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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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0.44 o yesterday and not even 0.1 as yet today!
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.5 -
0.24 O's 4th best day of the month and 5th worst!3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds5
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0.19 Os (again I think!)PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)5
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0.175 O’s……and there’s more!😡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.4
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0.18 here with a slim possibility of a glimmer of sunshine come Sunday!
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.5 -
I don't like this game anymore. :'(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.7 -
They said on the local news (yesterday I think) they'd been zero hours of sun so far this month in most areas. 😱PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)7
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0.5 Os today.
I'm willing to wager November will not hit PVGIS targets this year.pete-20-11 said:They said on the local news (yesterday I think) they'd been zero hours of sun so far this month in most areas. 😱Our green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter6 -
0.09 Os today. Might be the lowest I’ve seen this month, who knows. 😁
edit, yes, it is. 🫤
lowest I’ve seen, I think, since 23 Jan.
PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)4 -
Commiserations Pete, not much to shout about here either, 0.19 o. Green grow the rushes oh!
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.5
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