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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Sun! Best day of the month and year for the 2nd day.
2.64 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
Met Office anomaly map for 2025 sunshine (whole) is out:
Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.
For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.5 -
Started the year with 0.85 O's on the 1st and 1.54 O's yesterday, both making a meaningful contribution to the heating costs.Our green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter5
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Dont often join this game but worth noting that 2025 has been my highest generation since install in 2011 even beating the "Covid" year.
PVGIS etsimate 3875, 2020=4281 kWh, 2025=4296 kWh3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
17 Yingli 235 panels
Sunnyboy 4000TL inverter
Sunny Webox
Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since.
13 Feb 2020 LUX AC 3600 and 3 X Pylon Tech 3.5 kW batteries added...
20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed5 -
Got a Bond today!6
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2.1 here with a brief dusting of snowflakes, just enough to not hang washing on the line and put tumbler on
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.5 -
Cold bright again 2.67 O’s4.8kWp 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 leccy5
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2.75 Os for me.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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0.85 O's today. Lots of snow flurries, with a few short sunny spells in between.Our green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter7
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1.64 O’s today - not a cloud in the sky - bearing in mind shading that’s as good as it gets for us this time of yearLancashire
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.7
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