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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    Close to a/an Hawaii today with 4.75 O's:)

    Tomorrow's looks good here:think:
    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.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,577 Forumite
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    Decent couple of days here, 4.44 Os today and 5.7 Os yesterday. Ahead of target, early days I know, but always nicer to be positive. ;)

    Took my eye of the ball yesterday and didn't notice that we'd hit the 15MWh mark. Time flies, when you're having fun, or the sun shines. :j

    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.
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,009 Forumite
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    3.77 O's for us today!!


    Weather looking much better for tomorrow!!!!


    Edwink ;)
    *3.36 kWp solar panel system,10 x Ultima & 4 x Panasonic solar panels, Solaredge Inverter *Biomass boiler stove for cooking, hot water & heating *2000ltr Rainwater harvesting system for loo flushing *Hybrid Toyota Auris car *RIP Pingu, Hoppy, Ginger & Biscuit *Hens & Ducks* chat thread. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5282209
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edwink wrote: »
    3.77 O's for us today!!
    Weather looking much better for tomorrow!!!!
    Edwink ;)
    legoman62 wrote: »
    Close to a/an Hawaii today with 4.75 O's:)
    Tomorrow's looks good here:think:
    Hope you are both true to your words.... not a great day today, but managed a/an Hawaii + 1.12 O's...:D..eusa_think.gif...coffee.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).
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,383 Forumite
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    4.38 O's (17.4 kWh)

    Reasonable score with what the great Sun God offered up today.

    a Hawaii up on Est and 8 O's on 2014. But 06/06/14 Produced 7.4 O's and my highest todate.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    edited 5 June 2015 at 10:07PM
    I was actually expecting a trifle more with all the lovely sunshine here today but mustn't grumble at 4.78 O's today.
    4kw PV fitted 4th July 2014 (Green Energy NW £5600). WSW facing, 30 deg Pitch, Unshaded, Samil Solar River inverter, 16 Solar World Mono panels, Iboost on Immersion Heater. located in mid Lincolnshire.
  • Markj1110
    Markj1110 Posts: 912 Forumite
    4.83 O's yesterday, only a wink! ;)
    3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.
  • wprost1986
    wprost1986 Posts: 25 Forumite
    Yesterday not as good as day before, but still 4.46 O"s done:)
  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    17.293kWh/4.32 hos yesterday,.
    Already ahead today, quite gusty, lots of cloud but bright
    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.
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    6.33 COMBINED O's today, that's 41.2kWh.....and we had cloud, same again tomorrow according to the weather predictors smiley-whacky084.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
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