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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Coastalwatch said:1.4 O's here today, so another good day being above average.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.5
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Promise quickly diminished 0.6 O's2 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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Different day, similar result 1.44 O's2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).5 -
Dull this morning and brightened up too late to really help1.06kWh, 0.39 O's.Tomorrow looks better.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.5 -
Just typical, 500 mile round trip to Guildford for a funeral and dull weather all the way there and panels are having another near perfect day!
2.92 O's yesterday and look out the window this morning and its dull up here!3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
My first Bond, 8.6kWh generated, shame it clouded over this afternoon otherwise it would have been higher!4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.5
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Slightly disappointing 1.8 today - the forecast didn't live up to expectations...5.2kW (13 x Hyundai 400w), SSE, Central Bedfordshire. Panels installed Dec 2021. Hyundia e-Kona.6
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Above average again today so I'm happy @ 1.59 O's.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.6
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2.7 O's today (18.2) kwh here in Southampton.
The highlight was looking out the window and spotting two red kites. It is the first time I have seen them down here. TBH I am no big fan of them as they are quite looming and spreading like the plague but noteworthy nonetheless.6 -
A belting 2.3 O’s today, taking my overall generation through the 1 megawatt barrier 😀5
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