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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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3.1 O’s here today.81 O’s or 324 kWh for the month.
6th best September out of 14.16 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.10 -
2.14 O’s - 92% of September PVGIS
80.35 O’s for the monthLancashire
PV 5.04kWp SW facing
Solar Battery 6.5 kWh
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Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.10 -
4.61 O's to end out September. A really surprising 123% of PVGIS for September with 103 O's.With just under 6 months since install I am at 81% of PVGIS estimate for the whole year. Admittedly that has been over the best months, but makes it easier for the next 5 odd months for me to reach the year end target5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install11
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September results.
OK(ish) month with 92% of target. Wide spread, with 89% for the ESE/SSW* and 102% for the WNW. Year end projection ~99% 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 603kWh (69.11 O's).
Imported 442kWh.
Exported 456kWh.
Total consumption 589kWh.
Gas was ~55kWh. [DHW & oven.]
Import and consumption reasonable, as it includes BEV charging, vast majority at cheap night rate.
Export earned ~£70 and ~£1 more than the leccy and gas bill.
Fun news. Boosted my storage with 8kWh of bi-directional powerstation. Combi boiler removed yesterday, with HW tank installed. Cabling and CU slot for leccy oven in place, just need to go buy and install one, then ask to have the gas disconnected. Brave new world.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.10 -
2.86 O's to finish the month.
365 kWh or 91.2 O's
Ended the month on 106.2 % of PVGIS. Passed Total PVGIS for the year.
Ranked 6th out of 12
183 kWh Exported. 104.7 kWh Diverted to I-Boost. 122 kWh Billed
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds10 -
3.71 O's for the last day of September, giving a total for the month which is 104.6% of PVGIS.By the end of this week it should have exceeded the whole of last year's production.6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.10
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Finished September with a 4.65 and 98.66 Os for the month, 12.7% above PVGIS. That was also my third best ever third quarter, narrowly beating 2020 but not 2018 or 2019.2kWp 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-2022.10
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2.5 Os today. Weather not looking good for solar..PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)8
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Some unforecast sun, at the right time, lifted an apparently sub-O day to the dizzying heights of 1.72 Os.9
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1.37 O's today. We need 2-3 O's per day now to cover our usage, now the heating has gone on. Still, a meaningful contribution.Our green credentials: 12kW Samsung ASHP for heating, 7.2kWp Solar (South facing), Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh), Net exporter9
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