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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,576 Forumite
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    Last three days almost identical with ~3kWh/0.5 O (each).

    Jan target just starting to slip, but still reasonable.

    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    edwink wrote: »
    We had a rotten day too!!! Only got 0.28kWh worst day of the month for us so far!!!
    Edwink

    Beatcha. 0.2kWh today:D
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    0.12 O's today; getting bombarded with adverts from this site at the moment, anyone else having similar? :mad:
    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).
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    0.12 O's today; getting bombarded with adverts from this site at the moment, anyone else having similar? :mad:

    No, none at all.
    Try running http://www.malwarebytes.org/lp/lp4/?gclid=CLO27_qDqLwCFSEHwwodsXkAag:D
    The free one of course:D
    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.
  • The_Green_Hornet
    The_Green_Hornet Posts: 1,663 Forumite
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    Best January generation since the system was installed.

    2011 - 34 kWh
    2012 - 48 kWh
    2013 - 32 kWh
    2014 - 51 kWh

    The lack of snow covering the panels really does help ;)

    PV Output
  • InVestor_2
    InVestor_2 Posts: 270 Forumite
    £82.58 for the month (170.4 kWh )

    11.5% over PVGIS estimate

    Nice start to the year :)
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,320 Forumite
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    93.95 kWh for month. Midway between classic & revised classic pvgis


    Jan 2012 was much better (107); Jan 2013 much worse (70 - but I believe that included several days with panels under snow).
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Another 0.12 O's today..consolation prize being Jan '14 was 4.72O's better than '13 so it was......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).
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    1.2 O's today. Down on Jan PVGIS but best 1/2 of the month still to come:T
    How wrong was I? 1st half of Jan was much better!
    0.22 O's today making a total of 81kWh for month.....somehow made 10kWh more than Jan 2013:T
    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.
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Well, despite my WNW system beating my other 2 for 4 consecutive days its done bang on PVGIS climate estimate, yet my other 2 are up by around 7kWh between them.


    Unfortunately I've "bought" 469kWh this month.....ouch...BUT, that's still only 15 kWh a day compared to over 20 pre panels.


    ROLL ON SPRING/SUMMER & AUTUMN(forget winter)
    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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