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0.35 O’s today….and passed my worst November👏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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Back to the new Nov normal, 0.27 o today, although the next two days look quite promising!
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 -
Murky morning but sun appeared later 0.84 O'sBarnsley, 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 Outgoing5 -
Only 0.22 O's yesterday. Hoping for the fog and frost to disappear quickly today as it should be sunny.
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.5 -
0.68 O's A few minutes Sun in the afternoon.
Currently my 7th worst November, but only 4 out of 11 have reached PVGIS anyway, so nothing to write home about.
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
2.13 Os today. Tomorrow may be similar. 🤞😀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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Coastalwatch said:Just scraped 2 O's yesterday so likely the last of such this year!
Against the odds, another 2 O's today. Need another 6 O's in two days to match pvgis, sadly not going to happen but with a good day forecast for tomorrow it might just be better than early month returns suggested. 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 -
Continuing the pattern of this month, 0.07 Os yesterday and 2.4 Os today. Whatever happens in the next two days I'm going to be way, way below PVGIS for the month and my worst November apart from 2013.2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.5
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Bitterly cold with some afternoon sun. 1.05 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.5
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Thirteenth full year figures from sunny (but let's not talk about the first ten days of November!) Bedfordshire.2.5kWp Hyundai panels, SMA 2500HF, SE, no shading.Yr 13 - Actual 2295kWhYr 12 - Actual 2455kWhYr 11 - Actual 2626kWhYr 10 - Actual 2296kWhYr 9 - Actual 2588kWhYr 8 - Actual 2421kWh
Yr 7 - Actual 2476kWh
Yr 6 - Actual 2319kWh
Yr 5 - Actual 2384kWh
Yr 4 - Actual 2475kWh
Yr 3 - Actual 2461kWh
Yr 2 - Actual 2312kWh
Yr 1 - Actual 2395kWh
MCS 2146kWh
PVGIS 2233kWhThis year just sneaks in as the worst ever - mainly due to the last three months being well below average.
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