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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Dave_Fowler
    Dave_Fowler Posts: 627 Forumite
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    The last two days have been very good here. System 1 produced 11.310 kWh and 11.104 kWh (3.8 and 3.7 Os) and system 2 produced 9.243 kWh and 9.452 kWh (3.0 and 3.1 Os). Despite the last two days being so good, both systems are only at 90% of PVGIS.

    There is a lot of shading at this time of the year. System 2 only seeing the sun from 10am until 3pm (trees to the East and the main house roof to the SW). The house chimney casts a long shadow over system 1 during the entire morning.

    Dave F
    Solar PV System 1: 2.96kWp South+8 degrees. Roof 38 degrees. 'Normal' system
    Solar PV System 2: 3.00kWp South-4 degrees. Roof 28 degrees. SolarEdge system
    EV car, Evec charger
    Lux LXP 3600 ACS + 6 x 2.4kWh Aoboet LFP 2400 battery storage. Installed Feb 2021
    Location: Bedfordshire
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    2.45 O's in the bag from today. smiley-gen013.gif

    I'd love a double O but will have to make do with 1.52 O's today:)
    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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    One big fat HAWAII here
    That's SSW 2.2 O's
    ESE 2.1 O's
    WNW 0.8 O's
    5.1 O's....woooohoooo smiley-happy112.gifsmiley-laughing021.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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    tunnel wrote: »
    One big fat HAWAII here
    That's SSW 2.2 O's
    ESE 2.1 O's
    WNW 0.8 O's
    5.1 O's....woooohoooo smiley-happy112.gifsmiley-laughing021.gif

    Hmmm....:think:
    2.52 Genuine O's here.....smiley-gen013.gif ..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).
  • Yoshii
    Yoshii Posts: 203 Forumite
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    I managed to get 2.97 `0s yesterday and today so far I have got 3.37 0`s.
    I didn`t realise that I do have alot of shading today between 1pm and 2pm

    Yoshii

    1.5 kwp PV ESE & 2.5 WNW
  • mickyduck
    mickyduck Posts: 334 Forumite
    I know its not over until the *** lady sings... but I think I am heading for the worst day since install..... <0.25 O's.... 730 wH
    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
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,385 Forumite
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    mickyduck wrote: »
    I know its not over until the *** lady sings... but I think I am heading for the worst day since install..... <0.25 O's.... 730 wH

    No singing lady for me but smiley-whacky086.gif

    All I got today was 2.27 O's. Cannot complain might find myself on greensmilies-024.gif With all the money I make.

    Still looking good to get passed Oct total just need 1.5 O's between the next 2 days! :D
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Just under a combined O today,


    Much prefer adding the totals up, I'd have been closer to 3 O's then....go on ...can I?smiley-angelic011.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    I'd love a double O but will have to make do with 1.52 O's today:)

    Close, but still not quite there = 1.97 O's or 7.9 kWh 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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    tunnel wrote: »
    Just under a combined O today,

    Much prefer adding the totals up, I'd have been closer to 3 O's then....go on ...can I?smiley-angelic011.gif
    Your avinalarrfff aint you.......:D
    mickyduck wrote: »
    I know its not over until the *** lady sings... but I think I am heading for the worst day since install..... <0.25 O's.... 730 wH

    It will get a lot worse.... I ended up with 00.36 O's....nothingtoadd.gif......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).
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