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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Had my Hawaii in the bag just after 2pm. 30 unlikely today but possible0
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Just managed 6 O's today with 12.03 kWh, but the higher temperatures significantly knock down the generation compared with earlier in the month.2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.0
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Damn the white fluffy clouds today, they kept me pegged back at 5.9 O's, still....30 quid in 2 days...who can complain at that?...not me
2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
Yeah, the clouds later in the day got me too. Rats!
19.56kWh / O so close to another Hawaii - 4.894kWp system (Feb 2014) : 1.5 SW, 2.5 NE (16x Bisol BMO/250, Aurora Power-One UNO PVI-3.6 Inverter : pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=299350 -
Yeah, the clouds later in the day got me too. Rats!
19.56kWh / O so close to another Hawaii - 4.89
Thought it was just me that got the clouds late afternoon:D
Still managed 5.5 O's or 22kWh somehow:T16 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 -
Had my Hawaii in the bag just after 2pm. 30 unlikely today but possible
29.2 Kw/h or 7.3 O's in the end
A record and just off that elusive 30Kw/h.
It's now going to be a tussle between longer hours of sunlight and sun being higher in the sky against temperature.
Still think June will break it if we get a period of days like the last few.0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »Just managed my Hawaii as I write, could be another record by end of generation today.....
And so it was:- 1 big Hawaii +2.08 O's that will do; thank you very much.....
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 -
6.42 Os in each of the last two days. That's my second and third best ever day coming consecutively.3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.0 -
5 Hawaii's on the bounce so happy days are here.
DavePinxton Notts
16 panel 4 Kwp system facing southeast 24Deg. roof. Fitted 06/11/20130
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