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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Dodo0808
    Dodo0808 Posts: 130 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    1.47 O's today. Wind, rain and a bit of sun (too)late in the day.

    11.9kWh average per day so far, against a target of 10.5, so mustn't gwumble ;)
    4kw (16X250w Sharp). Samil Solar River 3680 TL inverter.
    E.mids/SSE. 35 degree roof pitch, no shading.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Todays forecast. Cloudy with sunny periods:)

    Actual weather. Cloudy with RAIN!:(

    Must try harder = 1.25 O's for me: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
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    tunnel wrote: »
    Alas it didn't last and my 0.83 combined O's may unfortunately put me in spooning territorysmiley-shocked013.gif

    That'l be the wine then.....smileys-drinking-beer.gif
    Could have told you so.......smiley-excited001.gif
    I would pop it in the post but with the storms predicted for tommorow you might be sending it right back..

    Are you another one that can't find the thanks button?...:mad:
    Ended the day following the last few minutes of a burst with 1.32 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).
  • rosythfifer
    rosythfifer Posts: 92 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Are you another one that can't find the thanks button?...

    ????????????????????
    2.43 from 9 x 270 Trina panels. Samil solar river 2600 inverter. Due South. 30 pitch. East coast of Scotland just North of Forth bridge.
  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Good start to the day, then the weather closed in later on.
    Still, 2.52 ho's - I'll have some of that!

    (in Geordie accent)... Day eight, and 45% of monthly pvgis target achieved.
    95 kWh needed for annual target... by 15.00 ish on 21/3!
    4kWp, SSE, SolarEdge P300 optimisers & SE3500 Inverter, in occasionally sunny Corby, Northants.
    Now with added Sunsynk 5kw hybrid ecco inverter & 15kWh Fogstar batteries. Oh Octopus Energy too.
  • jimmyboy420
    jimmyboy420 Posts: 1,004 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Doesn't look like a great day in Surrey. Might be the first day of the month I don't exceed the PVGIS daily target for March. Currently generated 114.6kWh out of a target of 324kWh.
    3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
    Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.
  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Uniform Washer Rampant Recycler
    Awful day here yesterday, but not the worst - just.

    1.3 O's (5.1 kWh)
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,383 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Just checked producing 1.48 kWh. 1.9 kWh in the bag.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Uniform Washer Rampant Recycler
    Just to set expectations today too - no sign of sunshine here right now!
  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 286 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    tunnel wrote: »
    Alas it didn't last and my 0.83 combined O's may unfortunately put me in spooning territorysmiley-shocked013.gif

    A miserable 3.50 kWh / 0.87 O's for me yesterday... at least I'm safe from spoon... but maybe not so today... awful weather.
    4kWp system (Feb 2014) : 1.5 SW, 2.5 NE (16x Bisol BMO/250, Aurora Power-One UNO PVI-3.6 Inverter : pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=29935
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