<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Check My Solar Blog – Check My Solar Blog</title><link>https://checkmy.solar/blog/</link><description>Recent content on Check My Solar Blog</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://checkmy.solar/blog/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Introducing the Leaderboard and share links</title><link>https://checkmy.solar/blog/introducing-the-leaderboard-and-share-links/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://checkmy.solar/blog/introducing-the-leaderboard-and-share-links/</guid><description>
&lt;p>&lt;img src="https://share.checkmy.solar/og/v0vc5af8bbbj" alt="Share card preview for Jack’s solar stats - 3.62 MWh generated in 2026, ranked #1 globally and #1 in the United Kingdom" loading="lazy" />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Solar owners love comparing notes - who generated the most this month, whose panels are punching above their weight, and whether that battery is actually earning its keep. Until now, Check My Solar was great for tracking &lt;em>your&lt;/em> system, but there was no easy way to see how you stacked up against everyone else.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Today we are introducing two connected features: the &lt;a href="https://checkmy.solar/leaderboard"target="_blank" rel="noopener">&lt;strong>Leaderboard&lt;/strong>&lt;/a>, and &lt;strong>share links&lt;/strong> at &lt;a href="https://share.checkmy.solar"target="_blank" rel="noopener">share.checkmy.solar&lt;/a>.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2>The Leaderboard&lt;span class="hx:absolute hx:-mt-20" id="the-leaderboard">&lt;/span>
&lt;a href="#the-leaderboard" class="subheading-anchor" aria-label="Permalink for this section">&lt;/a>&lt;/h2>&lt;p>Open &lt;a href="https://checkmy.solar/leaderboard"target="_blank" rel="noopener">&lt;strong>Leaderboard&lt;/strong>&lt;/a> from the sidebar to browse public rankings from the Check My Solar community.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>You can switch between &lt;strong>month&lt;/strong> and &lt;strong>year&lt;/strong> views, filter by country, and sort by the metrics that matter to you:&lt;/p>
&lt;ul>
&lt;li>&lt;strong>Production&lt;/strong> - total generation and efficiency (kWh per kWp)&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;strong>Grid &amp;amp; load&lt;/strong> - house load, import, export, and net grid&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;strong>Battery&lt;/strong> - charged and discharged energy, state of health, round-trip efficiency, and cycles&lt;/li>
&lt;/ul>
&lt;p>Your own rank appears at the top when you have joined, with both a &lt;strong>global&lt;/strong> position and a &lt;strong>country&lt;/strong> position. A community summary shows how much energy the leaderboard has generated collectively.&lt;/p>
&lt;h3>Joining is optional&lt;span class="hx:absolute hx:-mt-20" id="joining-is-optional">&lt;/span>
&lt;a href="#joining-is-optional" class="subheading-anchor" aria-label="Permalink for this section">&lt;/a>&lt;/h3>&lt;p>Nothing is shared until you opt in. Open &lt;strong>Leaderboard Settings&lt;/strong> (from the leaderboard page or your account menu) and set up a profile:&lt;/p>
&lt;ol>
&lt;li>Pick a &lt;strong>username&lt;/strong> (3–24 characters - letters, numbers, spaces, &lt;code>_&lt;/code>, or &lt;code>-&lt;/code>)&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Choose your &lt;strong>country&lt;/strong>&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Enter your &lt;strong>panel size&lt;/strong> in kWp (used for efficiency rankings)&lt;/li>
&lt;/ol>
&lt;p>We suggest a panel size based on your system data, but you can adjust it. Stats stay tied to the inverter you joined with - leave and rejoin if you need to switch sites.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>You can &lt;strong>leave the leaderboard&lt;/strong> at any time from the same settings screen. Opting out removes your public profile and share link.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2>Share links&lt;span class="hx:absolute hx:-mt-20" id="share-links">&lt;/span>
&lt;a href="#share-links" class="subheading-anchor" aria-label="Permalink for this section">&lt;/a>&lt;/h2>&lt;p>Once you have joined, you get a personal link on &lt;strong>share.checkmy.solar&lt;/strong> - an opaque URL that anyone can open without a Check My Solar account. It shows the same public stats as your leaderboard profile: username, country, rankings, and your month or year totals across production, grid, and battery.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Copy the link from the leaderboard page or settings, or open it to preview. Share it in group chats, on social media, or with friends who want to see how your system is performing.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Here is an example - &lt;a href="https://share.checkmy.solar/v0vc5af8bbbj"target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jack&amp;rsquo;s solar stats&lt;/a>:&lt;/p>
&lt;p>&lt;strong>&lt;a href="https://share.checkmy.solar/v0vc5af8bbbj"target="_blank" rel="noopener">share.checkmy.solar/v0vc5af8bbbj&lt;/a>&lt;/strong>&lt;/p>
&lt;p>The share page supports the same month/year navigation as the in-app leaderboard, so visitors can browse different periods.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2>What is - and is not - public&lt;span class="hx:absolute hx:-mt-20" id="what-is---and-is-not---public">&lt;/span>
&lt;a href="#what-is---and-is-not---public" class="subheading-anchor" aria-label="Permalink for this section">&lt;/a>&lt;/h2>&lt;p>We designed this to be useful without exposing anything identifying. When you join, these are shared:&lt;/p>
&lt;ul>
&lt;li>Username and country&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Month and year totals for generation, efficiency, grid, load, and battery metrics&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Your leaderboard rank&lt;/li>
&lt;/ul>
&lt;p>These are &lt;strong>never&lt;/strong> shared:&lt;/p>
&lt;ul>
&lt;li>Email or account details&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Home address or location&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Inverter serial number or site name&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Live realtime power readings&lt;/li>
&lt;/ul>
&lt;p>Your share link uses a random slug - not your username - so the URL itself does not reveal who you are.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2>Try it&lt;span class="hx:absolute hx:-mt-20" id="try-it">&lt;/span>
&lt;a href="#try-it" class="subheading-anchor" aria-label="Permalink for this section">&lt;/a>&lt;/h2>&lt;ol>
&lt;li>&lt;a href="https://checkmy.solar/"target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sign in to Check My Solar&lt;/a> with a linked Fox ESS inverter&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Open &lt;strong>Leaderboard&lt;/strong> from the sidebar&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Tap &lt;strong>Leaderboard Settings&lt;/strong> to join and get your share link&lt;/li>
&lt;/ol>
&lt;p>Questions or feedback? &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/9ZS5DBMvts"target="_blank" rel="noopener">Join Discord&lt;/a> - we would love to see your stats.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>