So now I have a solar PV system how do I make the most of it???

teachergirl

11.64kWh here today in the end:

themaverick1953

I don't know which part of the world you are getting these fantastic amounts? I haven't had more than 1.5 kWh in na day since November with a 4 kWp system?

TrickyDicky101

I get absolutely stuffed at this time of year due to the trees approx 13m away from my roof - with the sun so low in the sky I get significant shading which kills my generation figures. Roll on the summer!

don0301

12.8kWh today

185.9kWh since activation on 30 Nov 2011

20 panel 3.9kWp system with 3.5kWp inverter

sunny Essex south facing 3 story town house

:j

KevinG

Well I was very pleased with my 4.12kWh today, best since 20th November, although 22nd December was very good for the time of year. Unbroken sunshine from dawn to dusk. Yesterday I got 0.17kWh! 2kWp system, SSE facing in north Sussex. I suffer from shading in the afternoon when the sun is low, otherwise I probably would have got more like 6kWh.

KevinG

themaverick1953 wrote: »

I don't know which part of the world you are getting these fantastic amounts? I haven't had more than 1.5 kWh in na day since November with a 4 kWp system?

You must have a heck of a lot of shading then, unless there is some other problem (or you live on the Orkneys!)

themaverick1953

Shading from a tree for 45 minutes at peak time 1130-1215 - 110 deg facing.

raider

Great generation day today, best since mid-November. 10.33kWh on a 3.22kWp system.

Already smashed the yearly estimated figures of 2700kWh with 2855kWh and still 3 months to go. Should reach 3350kWh+ by the end of march. :j

furndire

Trees certainly affect your panels. One of our neighbours has a bloomin great poplar tree a few gardens away from us - luckly more west than east. I keep looking at it and willing it to look as though its leaning - how many years do they live for, anyone know. Someone said in another thread that they rot from the inside out, so at the slightest bit of a lean, I'll be round & let them know. They won't see it, but we could.

Even with this, we were well up on predicted yearly output - 8 KWh today.

don0301

shading makes a massive difference from my experience

my neighbour has very similar system to me and same south facing roof but is partially shaded by 3 trees at this time of year

on "good" sunny days im making 6-7 times his output

but on really bad days were quite similar, he even beat me one day so far

it will be interesting to see how we compare in the summer, as my roof is a bit steeper than his