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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    4.5 & 1.8 O's
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    2.2 O's here on the E coast.👏
    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.
  • Nearly in the middle of the last two posts with 3.28 O's  
    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: 7,379 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    A mixed day with a little Sun and a bit of rain.

    2.48 O's

    Passed monthly Estimate but this is September will rank 7th out of 9
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Magnitio
    Magnitio Posts: 1,263 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper
    Fairly average 2.85 O's
    6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.
  • Spies
    Spies Posts: 2,279 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Only 2.4 yesterday, need a total of 13kWh over today and tomorrow to hit PVGIS. 
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • Spies
    Spies Posts: 2,279 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    A reasonable 2.8, still need 1 single kWh tomorrow! 
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another good morning, not so good afternoon, but a pleasing 4.1 & 1.7 O's

    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.
  • Rapidly getting worser 2.04 O's  
    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).
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