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Hawaii + 0.19 (20.64 kWh)
Good start to the month.
Only need 4 O's a day to make PVGIS!3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
Scores On The Doors ..
Today = 21.8 kWh / 5.45 O's
April total = 542.1 KWh / 134% pvgis, 12 Hawaii's.
150.2 kWh better than April 2014.
Happy days:beer:4kw (16X250w Sharp). Samil Solar River 3680 TL inverter.
E.mids/SSE. 35 degree roof pitch, no shading.0 -
I did quite well, thanks; 51% above PVGIS for April, looking forward to a better May....Maybe, may be not....Sterlingtimes wrote: »You must have "snakes hands". You got to the keyboard seconds before I had corrected. I will be in your shade as usual, my easterly friend, how did you do in terms performance relative to PVGIS?
Scores On The Doors ..
Today = 21.8 kWh / 5.45 O's
April total = 542.1 KWh / 134% pvgis, 12 Hawaii's.
150.2 kWh better than April 2014.
Happy days:beer:
How is the XL Stats going? Still in use?
Today A/an Hawaii + 0.16 O's; another 30 days of similar results, that will do me thank you very much.......
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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »I did quite well, thanks; 51% above PVGIS for April, looking forward to a better May....Maybe, may be not....
How is the XL Stats going? Still in use?
Today A/an Hawaii + 0.16 O's; another 30 days of similar results, that will do me thank you very much.......
I wish I could say I've kept them up to date, especially after the afford you went to. Alas, I am a couple of months behind inputting figures, as I rarely boot up laptop these days. Will try to make time over the weekend to catch up.4kw (16X250w Sharp). Samil Solar River 3680 TL inverter.
E.mids/SSE. 35 degree roof pitch, no shading.0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »I did quite well, thanks; 51% above PVGIS for April, looking forward to a better May....Maybe, may be not....
I don't know how you guys even eeked an Hawaii out of that muck yesterday!
Even greyer & duller here today. Typical bank holiday weekend weather! Put the heating back on yesterday evening and it's turned itself back on this morning on the stat.0 -
Finished with an/a Hawaii yesterday, but only just scraped it!
My Geo solo pv appears to have died too - not doing anything, just sat there with the display not moving?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 -
Ok...ish start to the month with 4.75 O's4kWp (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
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Still waiting for energyhive to explain that one:eek:
Made 4.27 O's today:D
My good friend Holmes tells me I used 428 kWh in April:laugh:
My electricity meter says I will only pay for 160 of them:rotfl:
My Wattson/Holmes/Anywhere appear to be all singing from the same hymn sheet at present.
April Gen; I clocked up 138.08 O's - Holmes made it 136.028 O's..:D
Actual meter reading for import = 109 kWh; Anywhere = 105.85 kWh....:D
Acceptable results all round........... 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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »My Wattson/Holmes/Anywhere appear to be all singing from the same hymn sheet at present.
April Gen; I clocked up 138.08 O's - Holmes made it 136.028 O's..:D
Actual meter reading for import = 109 kWh; Anywhere = 105.85 kWh....:D
Acceptable results all round...........
Actual April generation was 477 kWh or 119.25 O's
Holmes made it 471 kWh or 117.75 O's......so not bad there:cool:
Around £238.00 in FITs for the month will do me nicely too:T16 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 -
Actual April generation was 477 kWh or 119.25 O's ...Around £238.00 in FITs for the month will do me nicely too:T
I made 457 kWh in April (120 Os), but my FIT payment as a newcomer is about £68. A lot less than yours but still good.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
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