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Coastalwatch Posts: 3,729 Forumite

21 July at 8:38PM

Blessed with rain and sunshine today, 3.06 O's, must be desparate going to two decimal places!

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.
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QrizB Posts: 20,763 Forumite

21 July at 8:58PM

Rain mostly avoided, but still quite cloudy through the middle of the day.
10.3 kWh, 3.79 Os.

N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite

21 July at 9:50PM

Very little rain here today but made a/an Hawaii😂

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.
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Merlin139 Posts: 7,382 Forumite

22 July at 4:29AM

Mist, Sun, Cloud and Rain.

3.25 O's

3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

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debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,282 Forumite

22 July at 7:02AM

Rain,cloud, sun,thundery showers, sun 3.56 Os (f/c was 3.75). Forecast today 2.8….

4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
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theharebreaks Posts: 158 Forumite

22 July at 8:33AM

Mix of sunshine and cloud yesterday, managed 4.4 O's .

5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install
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pete-20-11 Posts: 1,538 Forumite

22 July at 8:19PM

Just 1.6 Os.

PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)
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Netexporter Posts: 2,278 Forumite

22 July at 8:30PM

12kWh, exactly, giving 2.82 Os. Very gloomy morning but a brighter afternoon came to the rescue.

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SuzeQStan Posts: 1,979 Forumite

22 July at 8:37PM

1.92 O’s - thick cloud all day. Cooler night tonight tho was hard to sleep last night in the heat.

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.

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Alnat1 Posts: 4,000 Forumite

22 July at 9:52PM

2.95 O's dull morning, brighter from around 3pm

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 Outgoing
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