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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Bright and breezy to start, cloud coming over around midday and rain in the evening.That's the weather here, not my mood9kWh, 3.3 Os.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill 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.Not exactly back from my break, but dipping in and out of the forum.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!8 -
4.3 and 4.6 O's for me. A few brief sprinkles of rain amongst dark clouds but so little to be of any use.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.7
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Another cloudy day with some rain.
2.65 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds7 -
Not enough rain here yesterday, but grateful for what we got. Gen was an Ok 2.06 O's, a bit over half of daily target.
Month end projection 109%, but the forecasted weather for the next week is going to pull that down.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.7 -
Looks like I got a very good 4.83 O's yesterday. We did get some rain but that was late in the day5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install6
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Silly question , what are “O”s , had my panels 2.5 years and not heard of them except on here. Dumb old man here 🤓4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy2
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debitcardmayhem said:Silly question , what are “O”s , had my panels 2.5 years and not heard of them except on here. Dumb old man here 🤓That question gets asked and answered every few monthsEasiest option is to link it (one of my posts, but I'm just restating the status quo):N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill 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.Not exactly back from my break, but dipping in and out of the forum.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!6 -
QrizB said:debitcardmayhem said:Silly question , what are “O”s , had my panels 2.5 years and not heard of them except on here. Dumb old man here 🤓That question gets asked and answered every few monthsEasiest option is to link it (one of my posts, but I'm just restating the status quo):4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy2
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debitcardmayhem said:QrizB said:debitcardmayhem said:Silly question , what are “O”s , had my panels 2.5 years and not heard of them except on here. Dumb old man here 🤓That question gets asked and answered every few monthsEasiest option is to link it (one of my posts, but I'm just restating the status quo):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-2022.1
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Hawaii + .546 O’s
lovely day todayLancashire
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.9
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