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The figures are in, the numbers have been crunched and\u2026 trumpets and fanfares\u2026 ta-da!<\/strong> 2025 was our best year of solar energy yield yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a close-run thing, and I genuinely didn\u2019t think we\u2019d beat the 2022 record. However, a few good solar days between Christmas and the New Year tipped the balance. Our total yield for 2025 came in at 4,559.96 kWh<\/strong>, just edging past the previous best of 4,559.71 kWh<\/strong> from 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s only 0.25 kWh more<\/strong>, but a record is a record \u2014 and I\u2019ll take it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Annual Solar Yields to end of 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This ties in nicely with a Met Office news story yesterday<\/a> reporting that 2025 was the sunniest (and warmest) year on record. It\u2019s also reassuring to see that our solar panels are still performing so well as they head into their fifth year of operation, and haven\u2019t lost too much efficiency despite being a bit older and, inevitably, a bit dirtier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, I think the savings we\u2019ve made since installing them have now pretty much repaid the original installation cost \u2014 which makes this small new record feel even more satisfying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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