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Solar - Year One in Review

Published on: by Steve Scott

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System Design

  • 3.95kw array, south west facing, located in Surrey UK
  • 9.5kwh battery
  • GivEnergy G2 3.6kw Inverter

PV Production

  • MSC Prediction 3684 kWh
  • Real world production 3692 kWh (Wow, accurate!)

Grid

  • Grid Import 5253kWh, almost entirely during the 7.5p cheap window (Huge win), but it fell short on most days in Mid Nov - Mid Feb
  • Export 655 kWh.

Financials

Ancillaries

Approx £100 extra made out of DFS payments

Bills

£250/month bill down to £50, which is looking good for a 6-7 year payback.