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

spaine

Hi All,

Our system was installed on 8th Dec (very close to the deadline)! and we're very much newbies .. Still fasinated with the daily generation. I have a handy spreadsheet logging the data.

We've generated 137 units so far in 34 days which is slightly above the predicted avg. I haven't really noticed a reduction in the normal electric consumption / day which I've also logged. I assume this will be more noticeable when the days start to get longer and brighter.

I'm still getting used to only putting on one appliance at a time and not using them in the evenings. Means I have to be slightly more organised than usual.

Any other hints and tips ?

katherine168

May I ask what home insurance company you are with?

Thanks.

moss1

hi i live in sunderland and have a caymax3.5kw syastem with eversolar3.2 inverter my generation for december 1st to 31st december was 49kw is this about about average for system and time of year as i am fairly new to solar my system was fitted mid sep 2011

any help would be much appreciated and i hope to help others with experiance in the future cheers.

Dave_Fowler

moss1 wrote: »

hi i live in sunderland and have a caymax3.5kw syastem with eversolar3.2 inverter my generation for december 1st to 31st december was 49kw is this about about average for system and time of year as i am fairly new to solar my system was fitted mid sep 2011

any help would be much appreciated and i hope to help others with experiance in the future cheers.

My 2.96kWp system generated 85kWh during the month of December - but I'm much further south in Bedfordshire. Except for a few good days when the sun shone for most of the day, my figures would have been far lower. At this time of the year it all depends on how lucky you are with a few good days. The previous year (2010) I managed only 37kWh during December.

Dave F

orrery

Dave_Fowler wrote: »

My 2.96kWp system generated 85kWh during the month of December - but I'm much further south in Bedfordshire.

I only managed 98kWh in Bedford for a 4kWp system, so that sounds pretty reasonable to me.

mickyduck

from my 3.95 kWh system in Farnham Surrey Dec 2011. Expected was 126...

don0301

161.7kWh for Dec 2011 :j

Do I win? :beer:

mickyduck

don0301 wrote: »

161.7kWh for Dec 2011 :j

Do I win? :beer:

so far......................................

orrery

don0301 wrote: »

161.7kWh for Dec 2011 :j

Do I win? :beer:

You got very bright street lights down your road?

don0301

as someone else posted, it must be all the white stiletto's reflecting :cool: