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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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No doubt one of you will be using 'traditional' PVGIS & the other the 'climate' model.How come my Mar PVGIS is 339kWh and our location, size, orientation and azimuth are similar
But it really doesn't matter too much since neither gives a really accurate forecast for a specific month - just the average you would have got for the last 30 years so might expect for the rest of your FIT contract.NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
9,480 Wh / 3,780 Wp = 2.51 Os
But a long way from month's PVGIS.I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".0 -
How come my Mar PVGIS is 339kWh and our location, size, orientation
and azimuth are similar:think::shocked:
Would the fact that you're further South or nearer the coast make any difference?
3.685 O's today. (That's more than Driffield!):eek:4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North LincsInstalled June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh0 -
No doubt one of you will be using 'traditional' PVGIS & the other the 'climate' model.
But it really doesn't matter too much since neither gives a really accurate forecast for a specific month - just the average you would have got for the last 30 years so might expect for the rest of your FIT contract.
No, it's not that...tried both;)
May be location though:think:
Oh no! what I have started:eek:
Edit. Nick, Just seen your post so yes16 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.0 -
3.5 Os here - nice morning, cloudy afternoon - and no worse than in Scotland, it seems!O G :cool: Somewhere on the South Downs
3.29kWp S by E
Greetings to Druids everywhere0 -
Gobsmacked with today's numbers, a typhoo + .42 or 3.42 ho's in old money!
Just need 8.67 kWh tomorrow to hit target!4kWp, SSE, SolarEdge P300 optimisers & SE3500 Inverter, in occasionally sunny Corby, Northants.
Now with added Sunsynk 5kw hybrid ecco inverter & 15kWh Fogstar batteries. Oh Octopus Energy too.0 -
No, it's not that...tried both;)
May be location though:think:
Oh no! what I have started:eek:
Edit. Nick, Just seen your post so yes
What's your annual PVGIS compared to my 3400?4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North LincsInstalled June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh0 -
At 3.00pm I reached my PVGIS estimate for the month (306kWh).:j
Another 6kWh tomorrow & I'm all square for the year.
I'm close, got a TyphOOO yesterday, taking me to within 5kWh of month end target.
Average daily target for end of Mch is 13kWh, and today looks like being better than average. Hooray :shhh: .... touch wood!
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.
For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.0 -
I've still got no clue how I'm doing against PVGIS this month :eek:
Anyone get any structural damage in last nights storms? I woke at 1am as the roof tiles were rattling - I could actually hear them grating in the gusts - that was unnerving.
Looked out this morning and 3 houses out the back of mine have lost garden walls - there is debris everywhere.
My weather station ( http://www.westonweather.co.uk ) only records up to 50MPH winds - usually plenty for low level wind speeds and not a speed recorded before, but it topped out last night, so winds were in excess.
I'm going to get a ladder out when it's calmed later and check there is nothing loose on my roof - I don't want a panel trying to escape at a later date.0 -
What's your annual PVGIS compared to my 3400?
Climate-SAF PVGIS gives me an annual total of 3810 kWh:eek:
Classic PVGIS is 3240 kWh
The number seems to rise every time I check:D16 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.0
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