Balcony solar PV

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Moxi wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:02 am Grey raining and windy here- 3 of us down with Noro virus
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Hope you and the family get over it quickly Moxi. :xx:
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Panels clearing the shade nicely at No1's place. :D

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Enphase looking like they are cutting back on production due to overstocking
https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/enphase ... dded-combo
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No1's Hoymiles has passed its first 100kWh generation. Not bad for a late season (16th Sept) addition.

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There remain a few trees to be felled as can be seen.on the graph. We'll get those done next couple of months.
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Fitted 9th panel down by turbine.
Needed one more mid frame panel mounting bracket to finish.
Costs £1.02 to purchace.
Plus £5 postage.
Sooooo bought two more 450 watt panels. Mounting rails. Mounting brackets. :oO:
Spend over £50 and delivered for no charge.
Delivered today.
Both panels taken out of box and mounted under right hand window.
When the Big Yellow thing was out. Charged battery at 400 watts. :hysteria:
When should one stop buying panels. :FP:
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Only stop when there’s no more physical space to cram in any more :lol:

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Moxi wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:09 pm Only stop when there’s no more physical space to cram in any more :lol:

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No, after there is no more room, then you re-power the least efficient ones and sell the old ones on. :twisted:
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nowty wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:32 pm
Moxi wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:09 pm Only stop when there’s no more physical space to cram in any more :lol:

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No, after there is no more room, then you re-power the least efficient ones and sell the old ones on. :twisted:
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No1's 800W system is doing well for its 1st Winter.
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The double dip early in morning has been half sorted this morning with a heavy pollard of a crow magnet tree. Double bonus there.

Our own systems hit 2.2kW, momentary only but great to see!

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One more tree to go, a tricky one. Its leaning directly over the cabin. Might have to nick away at it to reduce weight. Once all trees that are to be are cleared I'm going to plant a load of cherry blossom in the wood. My own wee sakura spot. :D
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Cleared some easy access panels at my own home. Managed to get a little incoming PV.

From this
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To this
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Had a look at No1's hoymiles, it was doing OK on the single panel.

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Easy access to clear the second panel though.
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I love that, his wee 2 panel system is kicking the arse of my 30+ snowbound & shaded behemoth. :lol: 8-)
19.7kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN & DW
Ripple 7kW WT & Gen to date 19MWh
42kWh LFPO4 storage
95kWh Heater storage
12kWh 210ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
Zoned GCH & Hive 2
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
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