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Saw a bit of sun yesterday helping to get 2 O's5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install9
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Chucking it down with rain for most of the day so a magnificent 0.25 Os to report.
Hand over that wooden spoon!9 -
2.1 O's today, brightened up between showers this afternoonOur green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter8
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Had a 2 mins guest appearance for 1.0 O’s exactly

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 leccy9 -
1.32 O’s today - pathetically pleased with anything over 1x O these daysLancashire
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.9 -
1.79 Os today. More than I expectedPPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)9
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1.69 O's Better than predicted.3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds9
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1.3 O’s here on the windy E coast16 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.8
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A poor 0.69 O's today.5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install7
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1.66 O's not great and yet weather was so much brighter with plenty of sunny spells.
Oh well, roll on March......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 Outgoing7
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