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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • mickyduck
    mickyduck Posts: 334 Forumite
    recorded yesterday despite this month being very poor... should be a record year for me unless it stays like this until January :)
    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch + Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    They do give us fresh water you know !

    Not me; I am supplied by Anglian Water....:rotfl: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).
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,385 Forumite
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    0.86 for today. About as much use as a smiley-fart001.gif in a spacesuit!

    I hope the weekend will be better!:D
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    I hope the weekend will be better!:D
    Me too...only a combined 0.4 O's here in not so sunny Derbyshire smiley-angry037.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    0.96 O's...ground-hog....rainy-cloud-smiley-emoticon.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).
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    0.86 for today. About as much use as a smiley-fart001.gif in a spacesuit!

    I hope the weekend will be better!:D

    Me too... 0.8 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
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 25 October 2014 at 8:17PM
    Today, I present:.......2.24 O's.....nearly 1/2 of a Hawaii :eek:.....coffee.gif
    mickyduck wrote: »
    PVGIS recorded yesterday despite this month being very poor... should be a record year for me unless it stays like this until January :)

    It won't, It will get a lot worse........:rotfl: :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).
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Today, I present:.......2.24 O's.....nearly 1/2 of a Hawaii :eek:.....coffee.gif
    SSW 2.17 O's
    ESE 2.35 O's
    WNW 0.7 O's
    Combined 5.22.......Hawaii smiley-laughing025.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,385 Forumite
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    Today gave us a reasonable total 2.45 O's smiley-happy014.gif
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    1.67 O's for me 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.
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