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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    edited 19 May 2014 at 8:29PM
    6.12 O's or 24.5kWh today:T Last 7 days I've made 38 O's or 152kWh:beer:

    Dinner made, grass cut, full tank of hot water and, all my portable

    appliances recharged....thanks to my panels + the 2kW I imported;)


    Edit. Dehumidifier ran flat out, while the Sun was shining:j
    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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    I do believe that Mac owes me a Burger King.....smiley-laughing021.gif

    ilvr6q.jpg

    Another Hawaii + 0.4 O's for me today, could have been better, no thanks to the odd passing clouds....:( t1928.gifcoffee.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).
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,132 Forumite
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    12.42 kWh today, 6.21 O's, pretty good, but still some way short of my record in early May.
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Weather has broken for me; only managed 3.32 O's...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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    4.6 O's or 18.4kWh today:D

    Will my bubble burst tomorrow?:)
    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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,132 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Weather has broken for me; only managed 3.32 O's...coffee.gif
    Snap - 6.47 kWh, 3.23 O's.
    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.
  • nigelpm
    nigelpm Posts: 433 Forumite
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    Yep, same here, barely made 3 O's.

    Still 10 days on the trot of Hawaii's.

    Might take some beating that.
  • jimmyboy420
    jimmyboy420 Posts: 1,004 Forumite
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    A little over 3.5 Os for me yesterday. Not sure today will be any better!
    3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
    Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,575 Forumite
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    Just had a sudden thought, nipped to the kitchen to read the TGM's, and skipped my way back:

    ESE 7,613
    WNW 2,391

    :j :j :j

    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.
  • iantowns
    iantowns Posts: 11 Forumite
    Hi Everyone,

    I'm new to the world of PV (had my system fitted yesterday!) so please be gentle with me.

    I woke this morning to find a beautiful sunny day so I'm eagerly reading through the thread for tips. I've done 3 loads of washing and now cooking tonight's chicken. :)

    I notice quite a few posters mentioning 'PVOutput', can someone explain for a beginner like me what that site is useful for?

    I've also got a GEO Solo PV monitor fixed to the generation meter which I've been watching nearly non-stop all morning. :D
    12x327 Sunpower Panels (3.92kWp), Fronius IG35+ Inverter, 25 deg. pitch, Halesowen, SSW facing, no shading.
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