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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
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    edited 14 September 2023 at 6:57PM
    A mixed day, slow start with Sun in the afternoon.

    2.994 O's
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  • Alnat1
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    2.11 O's, turned out better than forecast.
    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
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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,070 Forumite
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    A better than expected 1.3 O’s here today. 🤔
    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.
  • SuzeQStan
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    3.07 x O - bit shocked was gloomy most the day. 

    @Alnat1 - interesting about Agile. Wanted to go on 🐙Go - but their CS haven’t come back to me. Will look into agile now tho cheers
    Lancashire
    PV 5.04kWp SW facing
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  • Alnat1
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    SuzeQStan said:
     

    @Alnat1 - interesting about Agile. Wanted to go on 🐙Go - but their CS haven’t come back to me. Will look into agile now tho cheers
    I don't have an EV so less options for me. Agile should work ok with my small battery, I can fill it using overnight cheap slots then top up again early afternoon if needed to get me through the evening. Recent prices have been slightly cheaper than Flux cheap rate, will have to hope for a windy winter. 
    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 Outgoing 
  • QrizB
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    It was a beautiful day here!
    4.87 O's B)
    (And aren't the evening's drawing in?)
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,502 Forumite
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    Only a solitary O yesterday, but September projection still strong at 106%. But weather looks to be falling off from tomorrow, but gen today should be nice.
    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.
  • SuzeQStan
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    2.199 O’s today 

    this will be our 1st winter with solar panels.  since April we’ve been consuming average 15-20kwh per day and grid usage per day average 0.75kwh per day. 

    It’s annoying that grid leccy - seems to me that a shift in demand takes a bit from the grid before the inverter can respond? 

    Dunno if anyone else has found the same? 

    Lancashire
    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.

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,070 Forumite
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    3.75 O’s today….pity we were away and missed most of it!
    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.
  • mikeatupwey
    mikeatupwey Posts: 4 Newbie
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    Same for me. Average daily grid import about 0.6kw. I'm using a Growatt Hybrid Inverter and there is a little lag, particularily when using a high wattage device like a kettle. The battery will only give 3kw if no solar available. I've bought a 2.2KW kettle to help with this.Your consumption seems high compared to mine. I only consume an average of between 4 and 6 KW per day. I'm exporting most of my solar production to the grid but that will soon change in the coming months.Also going to change from gas hob to electric so will use more.
    Managed 5.04 O's today
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