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2.202 O’s - happy to have the rain though we are in drought and danger of hose pipe banLancashire
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.4 -
2.56 Os todayPPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)6
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I'd be giving up my 74.37p/kWh FiT payments if I did that, so the negative rates would have to be phenomenal for me to do it. Anyway, a pretty nice 5.49 Os today.Netexporter said:Is half an O a C?
That's what I got, although the PV was switched off from 07:30 to 15:00, to allow for gorging on negatively priced electrons.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-2022.4 -
Clouded over after lunch with minimal rain. 3.425 O’s16 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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Dull cloudy and sometimes wet day.
3.84 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds5 -
Slightly better than yesterday (although I'm sure the weather was worse?)10 kWh dead, 3.68 Os
And I've submitted my FIT reading for the quarter.1079.25kWh generated, 395 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.6 -
Bright at times but also a few showers 2.91 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 Outgoing6 -
A decent 4.8 O's on Sat and 5.89 O's yesterday5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install6
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Hawaii + .257 O’s
nice to have after a couple rainy days where didn’t come close to 3x Os. Bright but no clear skies so am happy with that!
Lancashire
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.6 -
Hawaii+ .18 despite switching off for an hour when the negative price was tasty.6
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