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Hi CW. Please tell me that's a typo, or should I start a whip round for you?Coastalwatch said:Consumption 1340 kWh's, 1320 day rate, 20 night rate. Ave cost 7.8p/kWh.
[Possibly a test to see if we're paying attention?]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.2 -
Doh! Well spotted Mart, guess I was so focussed on getting ave cost correct that the little matter of reversing day and night rate got overlooked. Thanks too for the kind offer of a virtual whip round which I'll put toward the boxes of chocolates deposited with staff at our local Surgery and Pharmacy this morning where sometimes just saying thank you seems barely adequate.Martyn1981 said:
Hi CW. Please tell me that's a typo, or should I start a whip round for you?Coastalwatch said:Consumption 1340 kWh's, 1320 day rate, 20 night rate. Ave cost 7.8p/kWh.
[Possibly a test to see if we're paying attention?]
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.3 -
A paltry 3.46 Os today. Too much interval, not enough sunny.6
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4.067 O’s - bright but very cloudyLancashire
PV 5.04kWp SW facing
Solar Battery 6.5 kWh
🐙 Intelligent Go
Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.5 -
Showers til lunch then heavy rain for nearly an hour, so
4.15 O’s ain’t bad.🤔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 -
Rainy day, just 2.01 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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Quite a miserable day for June, only 1.5 Os!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.5 -
cloudy all day, very poor 1.76 O's5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install4
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1.8 O's here with lots of welcome showers.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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Was expecting my 2.2 O's to be another wooden spoon but it seems many parts of the country were just as bad.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 Outgoing6
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