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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Martyn1981 wrote: »Still no O, but tickled it again with 5.5kWh (0.986 of an O).
Tomorrow looks better, could just tip an O.
Mart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKQW1rxAtc
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 -
A cold, wet and virtually sun-less day on the E. Coast today = 0.4 O's....and there's more to come:(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.0
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Oh no. It's a no O blow, Doh!
The weatherman lied, but 0.68 O is ok, I suppose. Just ahead of Jan target at the moment, but has stayed pretty close to 100% all month, boringly predictable ...... a bit like me.
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.0 -
SSW 1.41 O's
ESE 0.96 O's
WNW 0.3 O's
Like Mart's my WNW is seeing a bit of sun these days and has had a couple of days of 1.2's kWh(around 0.5 O's)
Overall 0.82 O's, better still i set off home from work and it was still light(ish(4.30pm)), that is until it SNOWED on the way back:eek:
Tunnel2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
Underwhelming day in Cider Country (we do get them too): 4.535kWh or 1.23 Os.
Not quite enough to pay for a pint at the pub but I won't let that stop me :beer:Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof0 -
Only 1.32 O's; but at least it's on O Kay day....
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 -
Rain until lunch today....then the sun put in a guest appearance for a couple of hours = 0.91 O's:D16 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
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1.2 KW again. Expert opinion today is that the only part generating is the NNW roof, which according to the engineer who visited today, is actually true north! He thinks the 2 small rooves, WSW and SE are countering each other and confusing the inverter...much like Marty communicated to me when I first joined and he kindly gave me an opinion on the mixed array. Be grateful for your 0.6 Os ...Id love that daily.0
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The only O I got today was the one in front of the decimal point - 0.52 O's...
On the positive; Gen Meter gives 26.96 O's for the Month todate.
Wattson/Holmes gives 26.71 O's for the month. Very happy with that comparison....
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 -
0.69 O's for me today
All 3 systems doing very similar today. Time to hit the red again :beer:2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0
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