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For yesterday 5.3 O's PV and 0.7 O for wind so approx 60 kWh's for the day.Wondering how you calculate with PVGIS if you're capped at 3.68?Hi Alnat1, our system kWp is 8.85 which is the figure I use to compare to PVGIS the annual estimated average for this is 9.06 MWh's.It is capped to 6 kW by the SolarEdge Inverter and in the four full years since install it has averaged 9.53 MWh's/annum!
East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.5 -
I hit 5.59 today, such a difference without the shadows from scaffoĺd.
4.3kwp JA panels, Huawei 3.68kw Hybrid inverter, Huawei 10kw Lunar 2000 battery, Myenergi eddi, South facing array with a 15 degree roof pitch, winter shade.3 -
Cloudy day, need some clear days before end of the month, 4.7 & 2.9
2 Separate arrays, 7 x JASolar 380w panels (2.66kWp) south facing, 4 x JASolar 380w panels (1.52kWp) east facing, 11 x Tigo optimizers & cloud, Growatt SPH5000, Growatt 6.5kWh Hybrid battery (Go-live 01/12/21) - Additional reporting via Solar Assistant.3 -
3.68 today, still on for 15% over PVGIS, which is nice.4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.4
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Today was more like it, getting back into the summertime mood.14.36kWh, 5.28 O's - back on the Hawai'i trail
Currently at 110% of PVGIS pro-rata and the forecast for the next two days looks promising!Also, my FIT payment from E.ON Next was received yesterday
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.6 -
To say I'm hopeful tomorrow is an understatement, let's see what plays out.4.3kwp JA panels, Huawei 3.68kw Hybrid inverter, Huawei 10kw Lunar 2000 battery, Myenergi eddi, South facing array with a 15 degree roof pitch, winter shade.2 -
27.7 kWh here today, assuming 4.8 kWp that's 5.77 O's.Solar install June 2022, Bath
4.8 kW array, Growatt SPH5000 inverter, 1x Seplos Mason 280L V3 battery 15.2 kWh.
SSW roof. ~22° pitch, BISF house. 12 x 400W Hyundai panels3 -
Hawaii + 0.45 O's here on the sunny east coast today🤣😂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.5
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Missed hitting PVGIS yesterday but will be there by 09:00 today.
Hawaii + 0.56 O's
Wonder what I might have reached with a perfect curve?
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
A fairly good 5.92 for yesterday. Cooling breeze and intermittent cloud meant 6kW+ peaks between 10 and 2. Expecting similar today.
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.3
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