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4.175 O’s here 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.7
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Mostly overcast, odd glimpse of sun, odd slight shower 3.26 O's.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 -
Some sun in the morning. Very much downhill from midday. Dull, dark clouds followed by rain from around 3pm.
3.39 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds7 -
Two good days with a 5.34 and a 5.88 and the weather looks good again from Monday.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-2022.8
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Been on hols for a couple of weeks in June so figures might be slewed somewhat due to us not being home and consuming so much. However,Generation 1298 kWh's 146 O's + 10% on pvgis.Imports 951 kWn's - 4.5 daytime rate 946.5 nightime, ave cost/kWh incl SC £0.078. In addition Holiday travel 2283 miles, 503 kWh's at circa 10p/kWh.Exports 1721 kWh's.July generation to yesterday - 5.4, 1.4, 6.0, 5.6 O's.
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.8 -
A mere 1.53kWh, as foretold. At least there was some negatively priced Agile to make up for it.7
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2.638 O’s - cloudy but no rain checkLancashire
PV 5.04kWp SW facing
Solar Battery 6.5 kWh
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Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.8 -
On the plus side I saw ~95% of rated output today.On the minus side, it was for about 5 minutes when we had a gap in the clouds 😕6.3 kWh, 2.32 Os - I was expecting worse!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.7 -
2.9 Os. Looking around, I guess that ain't bad for today 🤣PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)8
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6.63 O's yesterday and a very miserable 1.9 O's today5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install7
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