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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Worst day of the month. Sun nowhere to be seen.
0.89 O's
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
Nice day here though! 4.1 Os.
PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)6 -
Much better here too. 3.86 Os
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ending the month on 92% PVGIS.
405.3 KWh generated
80x O’s
Looking back this is our 2nd best September since install. The only year we came even close to PVGIS for September was 1st September after install.
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.7 -
Some rain as f/c but 2.22 Os , 102.7% of PVGIS , but not near a record for me for Sept
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
CEC Email energyclub@moneysavingexpert.com5 -
Ending the month on 2.41 O's with exactly 115% of PVGIS.
5.5kWp Solar PV System. South herts, SE facing 12 panels. 6kw inverter, 5 kwh Battery. Apr 2025 install6 -
2.48 O's for the last day of September. Finished the month at 98% of PVGIS.
No heating on yet, so still lots being exported.
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Vaillant Arotherm Pro 7kW heat pump.4 -
Poor cloudy morning, near perfect from midday.
3.64 O's
370.9 kWh 93.4 O's
108% of PVGIS
5 kWh above Sept Mean Average.
5th best September out of 14
2nd best 3rd quarter (July-Sept) in 14 years.
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds5 -
Well that was a spectacularly good quarter, way in excess of any previous July-September and only a fraction less than my April-June total. This was mostly due to July and August as September, at "only" 7.8% over PVGIS, was actually 4.4% down on last year and nowhere near my best.
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-2022.3 -
September's numbers are in!
Rooftop array: 251 kWh, 92 Os, 108% of PVGIS. Best day 05/09 (14.7 kWh, 5.4 Os), worst day 13/09 (3.3 kWh, 1.2 Os).
Ecoflow system: 129 kWh, 72 Os. Best day 05/09 (7.1kWh, 3.9 Os), worst day 08/09 (1.9 kWh, 1.1 Os).
2026 continues to exceed any reasonable expectations 😎
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec / Fuse gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Kirk Hill Co-op 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. 37 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.2
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