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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Is it 2 minutes extra light per day after the solstice? Fairly sure I remember my mum telling me that.4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.1
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0.47 o's shorter day tomorrow then lets hope things pick up.2 Separate arrays, 7 x JASolar 380w panels (2.66kWp) south facing, 4 x JASolar 380w panels (1.52kWp) east facing, 11 x Tigo optimizers & cloud, Growatt SPH5000, Growatt 6.5kWh Hybrid battery (Go-live 01/12/21) - Additional reporting via Solar Assistant.3
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Today might be my worst day of the year (although I did generate something, unlike poor Merlin yesterday).0.16kWh, 0.059 O's

It depends on where you are in the year, and in the country. The rate of change is slowest at the solstices and fastest at the equinoxes.Spies said:Is it 2 minutes extra light per day after the solstice? Fairly sure I remember my mum telling me that.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.6 -
I got a Bond yesterday, but not two O's, a double zero (nothing on both TGM's) the first this winter, but probably not the last.
Dec projection has slipped down to 93%, and may go lower as the projection to month end is mostly grey, and 106% almost locked in for the year.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 -
0.18 for me yesterday.5.2kW (13 x Hyundai 400w), SSE, Central Bedfordshire. Panels installed Dec 2021. Hyundia e-Kona.4
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Well, the shortest day turned out to be the worst day here.
Inverter never woke up all day, not a single watt of pv.
Next 3 days not looking much better.Scott in Fife, 2.9kwp pv SSW facing, 2.7kw Fronius inverter installed Jan 2012 - 14.3kwh Seplos Mason battery storage with Lux ac controller - Renault Zoe 40kwh, Corsa-e 50kwh, Zappi EV charger and Octopus Go6 -
0.11655 which translates into a massive 500wh of generation.
Saved me 10p I guess...4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.3 -
0.19 O's for me. Up to 64% PVGI with 10 days left
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0.0875 O's today,
Is the sun still out there?3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds6
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