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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Last two days 6.32 O’s and 5.05 O’s
5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install5 -
First two days of August: 5.65 and 5.32 O's. 30-day average of 5.06. Desperately in need of some rain.
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Vaillant Arotherm Pro 7kW heat pump.5 -
May 2020 was exceptional at 517 kWh and best month in the last 15 years. For us July 2026 was (only!) 475kWh so 158 Os but it also follows April, May and June that were all over 430kWh. Not bad for 3kWp panels that are 15 years old. No signs of any age based reduction at the moment.
Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.5 -
4.27 O's yesterday.
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Just thought to check July against the Met Office anomaly maps. Not going to surprise anyone:-
And if we go back another 30yrs
I'm reminded of a climate science saying, that on average the current year will be the hottest of your life so far. And on average, going forward, the current year will be the coldest of your life. [El Nino says 'hold my beer'.]
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.3 -
4.41 Os here.
PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)2 -
Another fine day but too hot for max gen 5.83 Os
4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed 5.07 + Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
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3.80 O's today. Sunny morning then cloudy afternoon. We even had a couple spots of rain!
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