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Dull and cloudy till around 2pm.
1.39 O's
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds11 -
Fri : 0.69 O'sSat : 3.51 O'sSun : 0.72 O'sToday is looking much better.5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install11
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Today 3.76Os cloudy from 1600, need 0.46 tomorrow for month average4.8kWp 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 leccy10
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2.28 Os today.PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)10
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The sun came out for (what feels like) the first time in three days!10.9kWh, 4.0 Os.Still full of lurgy but hopefully on the mend.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.10 -
2.2 O’s here. Started to use the gas fire. CH still off 👏🤣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.10
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1.78 O’s today - need over 40 kWh tomorrow to meet PVGIS - somehow don’t think that’s gonna happen 🙄🤣🥲Lancashire
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.9 -
Perfect morning, downhill really fast from 1pm.
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Passed PVGIS for the month. Also passed last years total today.
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds10 -
2.55 O's for todayOur green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter10
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