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Having recently posted about\u00a0the Spring that keeps on giving<\/a><\/em>\u2014where I commented on the amazingly sunny weather we’ve had and its positive impact on our solar production\u2014we\u2019ve now broken another record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, it\u2019s the\u00a0highest daily yield<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0since we had our solar panels installed. The previous record was 29.80 kWh, set on June 14th 2023. But yesterday, not only was that record broken\u2014we also smashed through the 30 kWh threshold. We generated a\u00a0whopping<\/em>\u00a031.15 kWh!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Solar Panel Yields and records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

OK, it\u2019s not huge in the grand scheme of things, but for a modest 4.3 kW solar array on a house in Wales, that\u2019s pretty good going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figures for May are now in as well: we managed to produce 643 kWh<\/strong> over the month, making it our best May on record. It’s also just shy of our all-time monthly high\u2014647 kWh, achieved in June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Monthly Yields to date (since Install)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Somehow I don’t think this will last – no doubt we’re in for a very wet and grey summer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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