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5.9 Os
Was hoping for a 6, but it'll doPPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)7 -
4.8 O's today so a happy bunny having topped 1MWh's for the month!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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A fantastic 5.37 O's today, a perfect curve.
28.2kWh is the highest output I've had on a March day in the 4 years since install.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 Outgoing7 -
3.9 O’s here on the not so sunny E coast.🤭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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Perfect till around 2pm. Rapid fall in production for the rest of the day.
Hawaii + 0.44 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds5 -
Finally on target to join the winker club yesterday. Cold wind, lots of gen, nothing could go wro ...... damn, power cut at 2.30pm for nearly an hour.
Ho hum, 3.90 O's.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.6 -
March 2025 is shaping up to be our best ever March by some margin, if today stays sunny then we'll be about 20% above the previous best March since 2011. The winter months were very cloudy but with low generation on a good day anyway in those months I'd much rather the sun comes out in the longer days instead!Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.4
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It's our first year, so no previous data to compare against other than PVGIS predictions, but March is looking exceptional by any standard. PVGIS prediction of ~300kW, and if we can bag another 20kW today we will hit 400kW for the month, so 33% over PVGIS. Exceptional.jimjames said:March 2025 is shaping up to be our best ever March by some margin, if today stays sunny then we'll be about 20% above the previous best March since 2011. The winter months were very cloudy but with low generation on a good day anyway I'd much rather the sun comes out in the longer days!
Our green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter5 -
460 kWh so far this month best March I have recorded since fitting in 8th March 2022.12 x 370 Watt J A panels Solis 3.6 invertor. Solax AC invertor and 5.8 triple battery6
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3.49 O's today.
Even dreary Barnsley has managed 128% PVGIS this March.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 Outgoing5
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