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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 4 June 2014 at 11:54AM
    theboylard wrote: »
    Energyhive also do a hub for CurrentCost monitors - but it doesn't do diverters.

    I'm going to try an experiment later today, will report back on results :idea:

    Think you may find that they only display usage and not usage + generation....... or usage minus generation and generation minus usage :D

    As per http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/oscarsenergy
    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).
  • Oscargrouch
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    edited 4 June 2014 at 8:31PM
    Just the 2.14 O's for me on this wet (all day) day. New toy is performing well; it managed to register 2.028 O's which works out to be 0.58824% under the generation meter reading. That will do me Tommy.....:D :rotfl:

    I noticed the Legoman was up late this morning.....okay for some...coffee.gif

    Bet he will post around 2.39 O's.........: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
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    I can now see how many brews Legoman has a day...:rotfl: :D

    All I can say is, it's a good job it doesn't measure lager:beer:
    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Just the 2.14 O's for me on this wet (all day) day. New toy is performing well; it managed to register 2.028 O's which works out to be 0.58824% under the generation meter reading. That will do me Tommy.....:D :rotfl:

    I noticed the Legoman was up late this morning.....okay for some...coffee.gif

    Bet he will post around 2.39 O's.........:mad:

    Naw... nowhere near:) 2.45 O's or 9.8kWh:T

    Apparently I managed to use 7.43kWh of it.....must try harder;)
    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
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    edited 4 June 2014 at 9:30PM
    legoman62 wrote: »
    All I can say is, it's a good job it doesn't measure lager:beer:
    Naw... nowhere near:) 2.45 O's or 9.8kWh:T
    Apparently I managed to use 7.43kWh of it.....must try harder;)

    Not a bad guess, only 3% out::D 7.43 kWh from PV of your total 12.18 kWh that you used...:rotfl: That means you only had to pay for the 4.75 kWh that you used from the grid.......what was Mrs L doing?....:eek:
    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).
  • tunnel
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    A very surprising couple of O's, glad i took note of the forecast and didn't use the motorbike today
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • legoman62
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    .......what was Mrs L doing?....:eek:
    coffee.gif

    Cooking lunch, drying her hair, hoovering etc.

    All of which could have been done a couple of hours later

    ......when it had stopped raining:doh:
    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
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Cooking lunch, drying her hair, hoovering etc.

    All of which could have been done a couple of hours later

    ......when it had stopped raining:doh:

    And here i was thinking my wife was the only one in her own little world :wall:
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • legoman62
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    tunnel wrote: »
    And here i was thinking my wife was the only one in her own little world :wall:

    While Mrs l was cooking lunch today, she said those 3 little words I never thought I'd hear, She said,

    "I'll pause washing" and stopped the washing machine until she had finished cooking:rotfl:

    Think she's catching on;)

    3.22 O's 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
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    edited 6 June 2014 at 9:54AM
    legoman62 wrote: »
    Cooking lunch, drying her hair, hoovering etc.

    All of which could have been done a couple of hours later

    ......when it had stopped raining:doh:

    Fair dooos' to Mrs L... you can't expect her to be Psychic; that's what I think when Mrs O puts the washing machine on at 09:00 cos it's a sunny day... :rotfl:
    tunnel wrote: »
    And here i was thinking my wife was the only one in her own little world :wall:

    Nah they are prolific, most homes have one....smiley-laughing021.gif
    legoman62 wrote: »
    While Mrs l was cooking lunch today, she said those 3 little words I never thought I'd hear, She said,

    "I'll pause washing" and stopped the washing machine until she had finished cooking:rotfl:

    Think she's catching on;)

    3.22 O's today:D

    Yep, noticed that on your graph....:T :T :D
    5.88 O's for me today.....think that counts as an Hawaii + 0.88 O's coffee.gif

    http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/oscarsenergy :D
    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).
  • Martyn1981
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    5.88 O's for me today.....think that counts as an Hawaii + 0.88 O's coffee.gif

    Similar here, got 32.9kWh or 5.9 Os. Almost my best, but did manage 1kWh more last July.

    Lovely day, but a little cool, kept gen around 90% (for the panels in the sun) rather than 70 to 80%. I can live with that. :)

    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.
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