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A very decent 5.56 O's yesterday5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install6
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4.71 Os for me yesterday but still haven't quite reached June PVGIS.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-2022.6
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We haven’t quite yet either - you aren’t alone 😊KevinG said:4.71 Os for me yesterday but still haven't quite reached June PVGIS.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.4 -
5.178 O’s 🌦️😊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.6 -
6.14 Os. Cloudy morning but the important post-lunchtime hours were productive.6
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5.5 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.6
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14.1 kWh, 5.18 Os.And I've replaced the DC breaker that failed open-circuit so my battery is back in operation. No more nighttime electricity imports
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 -
Just beat you. 5.19 Os. 🤣QrizB said:14.1 kWh, 5.18 Os.And I've replaced the DC breaker that failed open-circuit so my battery is back in operation. No more nighttime electricity importsPPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)4 -
5.75 O's I think the strong winds must have cooled the panels (cleaned by recent showers) a bit, got 40 mins when it was generating a steady 5kw from 3pm.
Already at 112% of June PVGIS with lots of sunshine forecast for the next 4 days.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 Outgoing6 -
Improvement on the last 6 days. A good amount of Sun with lots of midday clouds.
Hawaii + 0.08 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds7
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