November Solar Generation and Export Numbers
Here is the overview for November 2024. Agile Octopus pricing was quite high in November, we had very few plunge days. It went as high as 85p, but the batteries covered those high periods. The daily cost went over £5 for the first time on the 7th and went over £6 on the 19th. It took until the 11th for us to have some decent solar production. Saying all that, our average Agile Octopus cost was 16p per kWh, last November it was 15p per kWh.
The heat pump is working well. Hot water is heated at 2am and 4pm. We changed from midday to 4pm mid month. We set the heating to 22c from 5am to 7am and then 21c from 7am to 9pm.
You can see the heat pump numbers here.
The worst generation day was the 23rd with only 0.40 kWh. The best was the 20th when 4.90 kWh was generated.
The best export day was the 24th with 6.40 kWh. This was a force discharge from the battery. The best solar export day was the 1st with 0.30 kWh.
As solar panels output declines over the years I have added the 2023 generation to the table at the bottom. Of course weather comes into it as well, but I thought it would be interesting to track.
So far this year we have had 107 days where we generated more solar than we consumed, and 163 days more solar was generated than we imported from the grid. No surprise, but this did not change in November.
November 2024 Octopus Energy bill
Octopus Watch Tariff Comparison Report. This does not include exporting
Best Solar Generation
| Date | kWh | |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | 26th May 2023 | 32.90 |
| Front generation | 14th June 2023 | 19.80 |
| Back generation | 7th June 2023 | 14.70 |
| Worst generation | 12th December 2022 | 0.20 |
Solar Generation November 2024
| Date | kWh | |
|---|---|---|
| Best generation | 20th | 4.90 |
| Best front generation | 20th | 3.60 |
| Best back generation | 11th | 1.90 |
| Worst generation | 23rd | 0.40 |
| Worst front generation | 23rd | 0.20 |
| Worst back generation | 23rd | 0.20 |
Best Solar Export and Profit
| Date | kWh | Profit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exported kWh | 15th June 2024 | 22.20 | |
| Exported profit | 15th June 2024 | 22.20 | £3.15 (15p kWh) |
| Profit day | 14th April 2024 | 18.20 | £2.67 |
Solar/Battery Export and Profit November 2024
| Date | kWh | Income/Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best kWh export - Battery & Solar | 24th | 6.40 | |
| Best kWh export - Solar Only | 1st | 0.30 | |
| Best export profit | 1st | 6.40 | £0.96 (15p kWh) |
| Cheapest Day | 24th | -£0.87 |
The graphs below is the total generation for November compared to the rest of the year.
The graphs below is the total generation for November compared to the rest of the year.
2024 generation graph. January to November
Generation
Overview for November
The graph below shows the generation for each day
Graph showing production for the month
The graphs below show the generation split between the front and back panels
Graph showing production for the front facing panels
Graph showing production for the back facing panels
The graphs below show the yearly generation split across both the back and front panels
Front panel generation for for 2024
Back panel generation for 2024
Octopus Agile
The costs shown here do include the standing charge. Any comparisons are compared to the unit cost if we were not on Octopus Agile, which is 0.23084p per kWh. This is the new unit cost after the price cap took affect. The standing charge was 0.4211p
As mentioned above we are still using overnight slots due to my new export strategy. The average slot price was quite high this month.
November Grid Information
| Standard Tariff | 25.210p | ||
| Standing Charge | 42.11p | ||
| Cost from the grid | £121.23 (Agile) | £183.23 (Standard) | |
| Savings including export | 65.01 | ||
| Exported | 20.10 kWh | £3.02 @ 15p kWh | |
| Agile slots used | 311 | ||
| Agile plunge slots used | 23 | ||
| Average Agile slot price | 16.68p | ||
| Cheapest slot | -3.969p | ||
| Most expensive slot | 24.78p | ||
| House consumed | 731.50 kWh | ||
| Solar generated 2024/2023 | 80.00 kWh | 110.20 kWh | |
| Percentage generated by solar | 11% | ||
| Self Sustained Days 2024 (More solar than consumed) | 107 | ||
| Self Sustained Days 2024 (More solar than we imported) | 163 | ||
Here is the Octopus Watch report summary
Octopus Watch summary
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