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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • shavy65
    shavy65 Posts: 562 Forumite
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    As per usual another good day up in Scotland when you guys have poor sunshine - 2.8 O`s for me. Just back from a fortnight in Mexico, wish I`d took my panels.
    Still, I see while I was gone I had my first Hawaii, 20+kWh.
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    At 3.00pm I reached my PVGIS estimate for the month (306kWh).:j

    Another 6kWh tomorrow & I'm all square for the year.
    4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs
    Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400
    Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh
  • pinnks
    pinnks Posts: 1,583 Forumite
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    I just need 15% more than I have ever generated on one day and I too will hit my PVGIS - lol
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,379 Forumite
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    3.48 O's (13.82 kWh) Far better than expected after last nights forecast.

    On the Subject of PVGIS! I only need 10.3 O's or (40.92 kWh) Tomorrow to make my estimate!smiley-laughing025.gifsmiley-laughing025.gifsmiley-laughing025.gifsmiley-laughing025.gifsmiley-laughing025.gif
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • jimmyboy420
    jimmyboy420 Posts: 1,004 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    3.518 Os for me... Currently at 102% of the month's PVGIS target.
    3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
    Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.
  • rosythfifer
    rosythfifer Posts: 92 Forumite
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    1.79 for me today. I was a little miffed earlier when
    I looked at PV estimate to see I need 8 KW tomm to meet my prediction. Then I remembered that my panels didnt go in untill mid jan and I had included all of Jan prediction. So Im most definately over.
    2.43 from 9 x 270 Trina panels. Samil solar river 2600 inverter. Due South. 30 pitch. East coast of Scotland just North of Forth bridge.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    edited 30 March 2015 at 6:30PM
    1961Nick wrote: »
    At 3.00pm I reached my PVGIS estimate for the month (306kWh).:j

    Another 6kWh tomorrow & I'm all square for the year.

    How come my Mar PVGIS is 339kWh and our location, size, orientation

    and azimuth are similar:think::shocked:

    2.22 O's today making total so far of 259.6 kWh with 1 day to go:eek:

    Beaten my worst of 250 kwh in 2013:)

    Long way behind my best of 362 kWh in 2012:(
    16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.
  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Uniform Washer Rampant Recycler
    A very up & downy type of day.

    3.14 O's (12.32 kWh)
  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 286 Forumite
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    A surprisingly better day that I imagined after seeing the forecast before I left the house this morning.
    10.11 kWh / 2.52 O's

    Now need about 14 kWh to reach PVGIS estimate for this month for my system... Can't see that happening.
    4kWp system (Feb 2014) : 1.5 SW, 2.5 NE (16x Bisol BMO/250, Aurora Power-One UNO PVI-3.6 Inverter : pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=29935
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    groovyf wrote: »
    A surprisingly better day that I imagined after seeing the forecast before I left the house this morning.
    10.11 kWh / 2.52 O's

    Snap, 2.52 O's for me. Doing well until 12:30 then the wheels fell orft...:mad:...smiley-laughing021.gif
    2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
    Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
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