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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    O.92 O's for me today:D

    Or 0.925 O's (3.7kWh)if it had been a close call;)
    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.
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    O.92 O's for me today:D

    Or 0.925 O's (3.7kWh)if it had been a close call;)

    0.9275 of one for me.

    That's the spoon avoided by a gnat's gonad!:rotfl:
    4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs
    Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400
    Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh
  • Sterlingtimes
    Sterlingtimes Posts: 2,563 Forumite
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    The bad news. 0.79 Os. Could be my first spoon.

    The good news: the nice people at energyhive have got me up and going. My public site is here:

    http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/sterling
    I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".
  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    The bad news. 0.79 Os. Could be my first spoon.

    Not bloody likely! You did 50% more than me!

    I've had lights on ALL day!

    0.49 O's (1.9 kWh)
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 9 March 2015 at 7:35PM
    The bad news. 0.79 Os. Could be my first spoon.

    The good news: the nice people at energyhive have got me up and going. My public site is here:

    http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/sterling

    Looks good, will be able to make a close comparison...:D
    Andy_WSM wrote: »
    Not bloody likely! You did 50% more than me!

    I've had lights on ALL day!

    0.49 O's (1.9 kWh)

    Ohh dear; Ohh dear, looked at your Wattson and thought......smiley-laughing021.gif....smiley-laughing021.gif

    A massive 0.84 O's for me.............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).
  • Sterlingtimes
    Sterlingtimes Posts: 2,563 Forumite
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    Looks good, will be able to make a close comparison.

    That's helpful, Oscar, having a fellow energy geek 27 miles down the down. I've got you bookmarked!
    I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    groovy's been very quiet......he's probably still waiting for daybreak in Halifax!:D

    8.45pm & I'm in silver spoon position with 0.9275 O's!:j

    I wonder if Merlin will be along shortly with a double Hawaii?:eek:
    4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs
    Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400
    Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,577 Forumite
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    Andy_WSM wrote: »
    Not bloody likely! You did 50% more than me!

    I've had lights on ALL day!

    0.49 O's (1.9 kWh)

    Don't worry Andy you got me beat, only 1.7kWh ...... I refuse to work out the O's. :(

    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.
  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    Well, looks like I could be a front runner!

    The benefit of south east look I 'spose!! This morning had heavy frost on the cars/gardens, but blazing sun!, didn't last long though but still managed 5.62 kWh / 1.4 ho's :)
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    Don't worry Andy you got me beat, only 1.7kWh ...... I refuse to work out the O's. :(

    Mart.

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    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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