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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    Gale force winds, rain, hail and a smattering of Sun = 0.625 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.
  • ziggys101
    ziggys101 Posts: 19 Forumite
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    Being new to this what are the highest figures for O's on a perfect summers day?
    4 kWp System, South East Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 11 x 250W Panels, South West Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 5 x 250W Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Staffordshire Installed 25/11/14
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,132 Forumite
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    ziggys101 wrote: »
    Being new to this what are the highest figures for O's on a perfect summers day?
    7-ish, with the emphasis on the ish.
    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.
  • Dave_Fowler
    Dave_Fowler Posts: 627 Forumite
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    KevinG wrote: »
    7-ish, with the emphasis on the ish.
    The best figures are usually in late April through to early June. After that it's usually too hot to get the best results. I've only managed over 7 Os three times in the past 4 years - but I do have some shade in the mornings.

    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
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    December is rumbling on just nicely at the moment,
    10/12 2.25 O's
    11/12 1 O
    12/12 1.5 O's
    That takes me just over 50% for the month in 12 days, just hope the 12 days of Christmas are as good smiley-greet008.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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    tunnel wrote: »
    December is rumbling on just nicely at the moment,

    That takes me just over 50% for the month in 12 days, just hope the 12 days of Christmas are as good smiley-greet008.gif

    Not round here it ain't:) I'm on 31% for Dec, inc todays 0.75 O's: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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,382 Forumite
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    More and more like groundhog day.

    1.6 O's today.:T
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Oscargrouch
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    ziggys101 wrote: »
    Being new to this what are the highest figures for O's on a perfect summers day?
    Put it this way Ziggy; anything above a Hawaii which is 5 O's is a bonus irrespective of your system size. This applies to as high a kWp as you choose to refer to.....:rotfl:

    0.48 O's today...t1940.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).
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,382 Forumite
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    A cracking day up here.

    2.74 O's smiley-happy036.gif

    DW made the most and has done 4 x smiley-chores003.gif

    Too cold for smiley-chores047.gif so its all around the house
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    My best day this month......just. 1.15 O's today:T
    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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