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Solcast forecast for today (South East 4x400w panels) - 3.58 kWh
Solcast forecast for today (East 4x400w panels) - 1.19 kWh
Solcast forecast for today (West North 6x400w panels) - 4.14 kWh
Solcast forecasting a total of 8.909 kWh
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East/South East (8x 400w panels) panels generated - 3.6 kWh
West/North (6x 400w panels) panels generated - 3.0 kWh
Solar generated - 6.6 kWh
Solcast forecasted - 7.21 kWh
Imported from the grid - 17.2 kWh - Cost (inc standing charge) £1.74
Exported 0.4 kWh Export profit - £0.07
11.8 kWh went into the battery
Battery used - 14.7 kWh
House consumed - 22.6 kWh
Electricity cost for the day at 9pm (minus is a profit) is £1.67
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Spent the day constructing my solar panel mounts. We have a south facing wall, I'm not allowed to put panels on it as it where we sit in the sunshine.

So! It's not sunny any longer, so I've built a temporary mount for 2 of the cheap eBay panels (1 broken, 1 good). The frame wedges them into a retaining sleeper plank so they can't slip forward. Currently they are resting on the brick but I'll anchor them subtly. When we reach Spring it will be a quick deconstruction and store the panels back in the garage.

Both show 34V open circuit, I've ordered some wire so make up connectors to run to my inverter/battery.

#stealthSolar #solarpanel #solarpv #solar

Perovskite vs silicon solar: we compared efficiency, cost, and lifespan head to head. The winner depends on what you optimize for. https://www.joulepost.com/perovskite-vs-silicon-solar-compared/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social #SolarEnergy #EnergyTransition #SolarPV

East/South East (8x 400w panels) panels generated - 7.6 kWh
West/North (6x 400w panels) panels generated - 2.5 kWh
Solar generated - 10.1 kWh
Solcast forecasted - 10.86 kWh
Imported from the grid - 18.4 kWh - Cost (inc standing charge) £1.77
Exported 7.1 kWh Export profit - £1.69
14.3 kWh went into the battery
Battery used - 14.6 kWh
House consumed - 17.9 kWh
Electricity cost for the day at 9pm (minus is a profit) is £0.08
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Solcast forecast for today (South East 4x400w panels) - 5.89 kWh
Solcast forecast for today (East 4x400w panels) - 2.74 kWh
Solcast forecast for today (West North 6x400w panels) - 2.14 kWh
Solcast forecasting a total of 10.774 kWh
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East/South East (8x 400w panels) panels generated - 3.7 kWh
West/North (6x 400w panels) panels generated - 3.9 kWh
Solar generated - 7.6 kWh
Solcast forecasted - 8.81 kWh
Imported from the grid - 17.7 kWh - Cost (inc standing charge) £1.74
Exported 4.3 kWh Export profit - £0.94
13.1 kWh went into the battery
Battery used - 14.3 kWh
House consumed - 18.3 kWh
Electricity cost for the day at 9pm (minus is a profit) is £1.03
#Solar #SolarGeneration #Solcast #OctopusAgile #SolarPV