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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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And one here as well, just 0.02 spare!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.7
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5.22 Os here. And it's toooooo warm.PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)7
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5.83 Think panels too hot , no cloud since 0630..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 leccy8
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14.7 kWh, 5.4 Os
Peak output was barely 2kW, less than 75% of nominal power. Some of that loss will be due to the heat.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.8 -
4.66 O’s - very hazy and then cloudy later on so pleased with thatLancashire
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.8 -
Overcast for much of the day here on the E coast.
3.4 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.7 -
5.72 O's, best day of August so far. A little high cloud this morning, but sunshine all the way from 3pm.
When we had a couple of very hot but perfectly sunny days last month, I noted we peaked at around 6.2kW output on a south facing 7.2kWp array, so down maybe ~15%.QrizB said:14.7 kWh, 5.4 Os
Peak output was barely 2kW, less than 75% of nominal power. Some of that loss will be due to the heat.Our green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter8 -
5.8 O's yesterday, a it poorer then the day before I assume due to the heat.5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install8
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Yorkshire was cloudy most of the day so only ended up with 3.58 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 Outgoing8 -
An unexpectedly dismal 2.15 Os. The forecast scorcher got cancelled overnight. Still, I got more done in the garden, so mustn't grumble.8
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