We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
Comments
-
4.93 O's for today.
103% of PVGIS for July, can't complain with a semi-functioning inverter.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 Outgoing9 -
458.3 kWh or 114.675 O’s for July.
1.7 O’s today and 27p for gas + s/c this month😀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.9 -
Turned out OK at 4.2 O's for todayJuly saw 106% of PVGIS.We doubled our solar array to 7.2kWp half way through the month, so after adjusting the figures we saw:131.5 O's for July (776.8kWh generated)
Our green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter8 -
July results.
Nice month with 106% of target. Wide spread, with 102% for the ESE/SSW* and 121% for the WNW. Year end projection ~99.5% of target.
[*2.1kWp SSW ground mount is steep pitched for winter, and sits between a large tree to the SE and the house to the SW, so will incurr some shading throughout Apr-Sep.]
Generated 1,042kWh (119.43 O's).
Imported 294kWh.
Exported 815kWh.
Total consumption 521kWh.
Gas was ~44kWh. [DHW & oven.]
Import and consumption reasonable, as it includes BEV charging, vast majority at cheap night rate.
Second full month of metered export was fun. Earned ~£123 so well above full month leccy and gas bill of ~£52.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.9 -
Ended like the rest of the month, below par.
3.11 O's
Monthly Figures:
453 kWh or 114 O's 99.5% of PVGIS
543 kWh ahead for the year. 122.8% of PVGIS
Billed for 106 kWh of Electric. 28 kWh of Gas
132 kWh diverted through I-Boost. Reached 13.5 MWh (11 years 2 months)
Exported 234 kWh3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds9 -
I've missed a bunch of daily readings but here's my month-end one for July.341.9 kWh, 125.7 Os, 110% of PVGIS
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.10 -
2.75 O's yesterday. July was not a great month with plenty of cloudy mornings, but not much rain. 91% of PVGIS. April was better than July this year.6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.8
-
2.32 O's yesterday. Poor second half for the month but not going to complain as generation was 111% of pvgis for the month.5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install9
-
3.4 O's yesterday seeing us close July at 93% of pvgis with 123 O's(1123 kWh's).Import 1246 @£0.078/kWh inc SC, EV's 340, DHW 104.Export 1477 (PV as generated from surplus daylight, Storage Batt's mostly during morning & evening peaks).No FF's exhumed or cremated otherwise.
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 -
1.73 O’s - not a sniff all dayLancashire
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.5
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.3K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.7K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.4K Spending & Discounts
- 245.4K Work, Benefits & Business
- 601.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.6K Life & Family
- 259.2K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards




