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An agrivoltaics story for your reading pleasure:N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker 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. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.4 -
A US non-profit / NGO has published a white paper on plug-in solar, drawing on European experience:Might be of interest although I suspect I'm preaching to the choir over here on G&E!N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker 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. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.3 -
Given permitting/dno issues in the US seem to make a PV install there cost 2-3x what it does elsewhere in the world, seems pretty unlikely they will allow this tech any time ever let alone soon.QrizB said:A US non-profit / NGO has published a white paper on plug-in solar, drawing on European experience:Might be of interest although I suspect I'm preaching to the choir over here on G&E!I think....0 -
michaels said:
Given permitting/dno issues in the US seem to make a PV install there cost 2-3x what it does elsewhere in the world ...QrizB said:A US non-profit / NGO has published a white paper on plug-in solar, drawing on European experience:Might be of interest although I suspect I'm preaching to the choir over here on G&E!Yes, the paper suggests $1.75/watt vs. €0.55/watt in Europe. That's almost 3x as expensive.
Apparently it's already authorsed in Utah, so just 49 more states to gomichaels said:... seems pretty unlikely they will allow this tech any time ever let alone soon.
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker 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. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.2 -
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/solar-grazing-triple-win-sheep-farmers-renewables-energy-companies. Confirms what many of us thought we already know about PV and agriculture. It does feel to me that some opposing views sought, in the need for balance, perhaps? But (and ok I'm biased) the opposing arguments appear pretty spurious to me and raise issues which can easily be managed.
Install 28th Nov 15, 3.3kW, (11x300LG), SolarEdge, SW. W Yorks.
Install 2: Sept 19, 600W SSE
Solax 6.3kWh battery3 -
Not a huge article but a bit of an insight into Ukraine's solar PV situation:
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/29/ukraine-solar-panel-permit-removed/
Ukrainians no longer neer building permits for rooftop or fascia solar, which will be helpful.
Utility-scale solar however seems to face structural problems with bureaucracy and corruption.
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker 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. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.4 -
Another good news story , although not unexpected to those of us on here who follow this stuff.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp85n416n3vo
Install 28th Nov 15, 3.3kW, (11x300LG), SolarEdge, SW. W Yorks.
Install 2: Sept 19, 600W SSE
Solax 6.3kWh battery2 -
The new price baseline seems to be 2024. Do we know the HPC cost for that benchmark?
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Post Apr 24 (from memory) I think it was ~£123, now (post Apr 25, but pre Apr 26) ~£127.
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.2 -
Australia has lots of conventional domestic solar PV, but renters and apartment owners have been missing out. Efforts have begun to bring plug-in systems to these Australians:
https://reneweconomy.com.au/moves-afoot-to-bring-balcony-solar-to-australia-and-new-wave-of-products-has-batteries-included/
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker 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. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.2
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