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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • ed110220
    ed110220 Posts: 1,629 Forumite
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    Alnat1 said:
    My graph looks the same except it's flat on the top  :/

    It's always capped out at 3.669-3.671 before, yesterday it was 3.706-3.728. Is this a hot weather thing or should I be worried?
    I'm guessing 6.88 O's from 4.8 kWp of modules suggests my system isn't capped? The display setting on the inverter seems to indicate the installers haven't bothered to set any limit on it.
    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 panels
  • Alnat1
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    I still managed 6.19 O's yesterday from my 5.25 kWp despite the cap, so it's not too bad.

    Don't think I can get a 7 unless I have more batteries.
    Barnsley, South Yorkshire
    Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22 
    Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries 
    Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
    Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing 
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Oscars Back !  Great time in Benidorm, despite testing positive for Covid this evening.. No symptoms, feeling great.  I think I have thanked all that regularly thank me, if I have missed anyone out, please shout!  14.696  over the last 15 days, nearly one per day..  I know it works out at around £118.45p ish..   
    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).
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    heat is impacting, 6.8 & 1.6!
    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.
  • Magnitio
    Magnitio Posts: 1,264 Forumite
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    Almost identical to yesterday: 6.67 O's
    6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,382 Forumite
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    Today twas too hot and clouds came out around 3pm

    Hawaii + 0.46 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,763 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch said:
    Oscars Back !  Great time in Benidorm, despite testing positive for Covid this evening ...
    Welcome back, hope you had a lovely holiday, sorry to hear about the Covid :(
    We had a bit of cloud this afternoon, which put a bit of a dent in generation. Still a decent day.
    14.17kWh, 5.21 O's B)


    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
  • ed110220
    ed110220 Posts: 1,629 Forumite
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    Another good day here, but not quite as good as yesterday: 28.9 kWh, 6.02 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 panels
  • Coastalwatch
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    Yep, two Maidens for the last two days here. I thought wind had gone AWOL but it would appear to have started generating once again this evening. Albeit pretty minimal. :)
    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.
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