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Been a while since I've commented, but it was the best April since install (2014), 577.83 (144.O's) so I couldn't not.
4 Kwp System, South Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 16 x 250W Solarworld Panels, SMA Sunnyboy 3600 Inverter, Installed 02/09/14 in Sunny South Bedford - £5600
Growatt AC Coupled SPA3000tl and 6.5kWh battery Installed Apr 20226 -
5.83 O's for yesterday. 115% of PVGIS for April.6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.6
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Thought I was re-reading my own post (Best April of 4 by far, 132% of PVGIS. Actually the 2nd best month ever since install, only beaten by Jun 23!) Can only claim 123 O's here though.KevinG said:Finished the month with 6.17 Os and an impressive 143.57 Os for the month, 31.7% above PVGIS, my best April ever and I think my second best month ever, beaten only by June 2023.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 Outgoing4 -
Per the Met Office, it's (provisionally) been the sunniest April on record:I'm in one of the paler segments, so some of you must've done very well!
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.4 -
I remember that April 2011 was ridiculously good, sadly I didn't get my panels until June 2011.QrizB said:Per the Met Office, it's (provisionally) been the sunniest April on record:I'm in one of the paler segments, so some of you must've done very well!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-2022.3 -
Still away
April 28 3 O’s
April 29 Hawaii +0.6 O’s
April 30 Hawaii + 0.6. 0’s
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 -
4.91 Os today.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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5.4 O's today, will May even match April this year!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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Sunny day. Best day of the month.
Hawaii + 0.96 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds6 -
Another pretty good day, 5.09 Os.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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