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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,844 Forumite
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    Just to make you all feel better, a mere 3.12 O's here today. :)
    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.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,737 Forumite
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    Still haven't had my first Wink of the year (4O's), but yesterday got a Hawaii with 5.34 O's, so I'm not complaining.

    Quite happy to sacrifice all future Winks for Hawaii's instead.
    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.
  • Zarch
    Zarch Posts: 393 Forumite
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    edited 12 April 2019 at 9:13AM
    Watershed day........ best ever generation day since install back in September and my first ever Hawaii.

    26.2 kWh generated, 5.2 O, 157% of PVGIS daily. :j

    Topped out at 3.68 for long periods again...... cold but bright conditions probably perfect!

    Didn't stop crazy wife woman waiting until almost 6pm to put tumble drier on!!! #rollseyes

    Oh for a battery!! LOL!

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    17 x 300W panels (5.1kW) on a 3.68kW SolarEdge system in Sunny Sheffield.
    12kW Pylontech battery storage system with Lux AC controller
    Creator of the Energy Stats UK website and @energystatsuk Twitter Feed
  • mre15
    mre15 Posts: 85 Forumite
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    My best day so far yesterday managing exactly 6 O's
    4.6kWp PV Comprising 16 x Jinko Solar Maxim Optimised 290W panels SSE Facing, Solis Hybrid Inverter and 7.2 kWh Pylontech batteries. Gloucestershire.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,147 Forumite
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    Hawaii yesterday - 5.1 Os :)
    2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 7,225 Forumite
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    Clouded over after lunch but still a nice morning meant 5.21 O today.
    Proud member of the wokerati, though I don't eat tofu.Home is where my books are.Solar PV 5.2kWp system, SE facing, >1% shading, installed March 2019.Mortgage free July 2023
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    Looks like I'm the poor relation...

    3.84 O's
    4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs
    Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400
    Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    1961Nick wrote: »
    Looks like I'm the poor relation...

    3.84 O's

    Nah:mad: that'll be me. 3.55 O's here today:D
    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.
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,844 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Nah:mad: that'll be me. 3.55 O's here today:D
    And even further down 3.19 O's here. But a very useful amount all the same A few hours on ASHP a couple of hours heating the workshop and a large slice charging the EV, so no complaints from me. :)
    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.
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,398 Forumite
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    2.94 Os. Dull day after a promising start. Didn’t quite make PVGIS.
    Northern Lincolnshire. 7.8 kWp system, (4.2 kWwest facing panels , 3.6 kWeast facing), Solis inverters installed 2018, 5kW SSE facing system (shaded in afternoon) added in 2025 with Tesla PW3 battery, Mitsubishi SRK35ZS-S and SRK20ZS-S Wall Mounted A2A Heat Pumps, ex Nissan Leaf owner.
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