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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Or for this B/B what about this one;):D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WybhbXfUyrY
Brill, gets my vote man...:rotfl:
1.8 kWh today..1111.11% better than yesterday..(what's happening to me)
Forgot to add; due to the current L/G, I am only saving 11.42% of usage. :mad:
End of World didn't happen on time then? May get paid after all... :beer: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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Or for this B/B what about this one;):D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WybhbXfUyrY
"Now I understand that I'm reversing my own meter"
Hmmm.
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-2022.0 -
ILoveSolarMe wrote: »I decided to get really drunk and dance naked on the street as I awaited The Apocalypse.
What was the worst that could happen?
(I will let you know after my court appearance on Monday)....
You should worry, I have to take my PS3; 750" (62.5 ft) wide screen telly; £6K worth of Nikon Camera; State of the art games PC; and a host of other things back, what a dissapointment....never mind..maybe next time
: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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
rain oh rain
0.08kwh hehehehe0 -
rain oh rain
0.08kwh hehehehe
Likewise here 0.11kWh today.
Where have all the drought predictors gone?
I've got plenty of spare water if they want some!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.0 -
0.300 kWh here....Thought I would write it in kWh as it looks bigger 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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »0.300 kWh here....Thought I would write it in kWh as it looks bigger
Double zero here, I had to resort to font size to make that bigger. Forecast for next 2 days is more of the same.
Oh well, the 21/22 is gone so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtKADQnjQmc
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.0 -
wow what a surprise today...HIT 3.90 kwh... yeappeee
first time ever made it to 100% PVG target for the month.
from 18 dec to 22 dec it generated 0.66 kwh.....0 -
3.3kWh today
Still need 5kWh for Dec PVGIS!
1 more good day (from the 8 to go)and I should make it:rotfl: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.0 -
22nd has gone; so we are on the way..
1.4 kWh today, here we go, here we go...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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Here's my first contribution:
Today 4.21 kWh generated :T
3.995 kWp PV system, SSEfacing, 28 Deg Roof
17 Panasonic N235B panels Sunny Boy4000 inverter
Reg. for FIT 22nd. Dec 2012. Cheshire:hello:0 -
4.13 17dec. Monday
2.32 18dec. Tuesday
8.87 19dec. Wednesday
0.02 20dec. Thursday
4.32 21dec. Friday
0.24 22dec. Saturday
2.00 23dec. Sunday
[3.6 kWp "Aurora" inverter, panels on 30 degree roof facing SE towards the Thames Estuary]
Now I know why the kWh meter has two places of decimals - so you can tell that the system has not died, or drowned.
I am protected from run off from a hill side to the rear, by a ditch.
The previous owner, to gain more garden, had tried to fill it in, saying there had been no water in it all the time he had lived there.
Well that was nearly 40 years ago. For the first 5 years the ditch remained dry. Then a wet winter tried to send more water down it.
I decided to dig it out again and completed the task only 10 years ago, installing a 5" pipe to make a bridge at one point.
Fortunately I left the surface of the crossing about a foot below the rim of the 4 ft deep ditch. Back in the summer the pipe could not cope and again this week we had water rushing over the "bridge" as well as under it.
The water shed of this ditch along the foot of the hill is less than 50 yards the other side of the cul de sac from me. That neighbour has blocked his ditch and this week the water has been flooding through his garden and torrenting down his drive into the road.
Step forward a climate change deny'er to convince me this is not happening?0 -
A factor of 10 up on me.ILoveSolarMe wrote: »looks like 0.4 kWh today
inverter already gone to sleep
nite, nite
Only 40Wh on system 2. Much better on system 1 - 113Wh.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, PodPoint charger
Lux LXP 3600 ACS + 6 x 2.4kWh Aoboet LFP 2400 battery storage. Installed Feb 2021
Location: Bedfordshire0 -
Only 2.4 today, but on average, so despite a very wet week, still holding at a predicted 110% for Dec. Quite surprised to be honest!
All the best to everyone for the hols. :xmassign:
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.0 -
.17kWh for me today.
Rain,rain,rain...and more rain:(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.0 -
John_Pierpoint wrote: »Step forward a climate change deny'er to convince me this is not happening?
It has nothing to do with climate change - whether or not you subscribe to it.
The ditch was felt to be necessary when whoever it was first dug it out.
A few low rainfall years should not have justified filling it in !
I'm quietly confident that for any eight of the next ten years you'll see the ditch dry for most of the time but if any idiot neighbours pull the same stunt they'll reap their just reward later if not sooner.NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
0.25kwh today.... where has the sun gone0
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John_Pierpoint wrote: »Step forward a climate change deny'er to convince me this is not happening?
I will step forward on that one; 'Climate Change' or 'Global Warming'; make your minds up..Nature is always changing, goes cold(Ice Age) gets warmer(Global Warming) back to the Ice Age and so on. What did we hear in March; 'ground water is so low, it will not recover this year' (hence the hose pipe ban). Where are we now, 'ground so saturated, it cannot take any more'. Should we trust any of the theories. :rotfl:Dave_Fowler wrote: »Only 40Wh on system 2. Much better on system 1 - 113Wh.
Sign of the times I guess.
0.1kWh for me, roll on Global Warming, that may mean warming/ warming = sunshine = kW = £; simple maths...:rotfl:
Happy Christmas to all....
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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
ho ho 1.40kwh today0
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Ho Ho Ho 1.12kwh today
What did I get for Christmas?
Solar panels yipee.:hello:0 -
1.90kwh today0
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1.0 kWh yesterday 25th;
1.0 kWh today, consistant if nowt else..:o2.5 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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
1.6kWh yesterday
2.3kWh today
Less than 1 kWh needed to make Dec PVGIS:rotfl: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.0 -
3.05kwh today, pleasantly surprised with this, can't wait for summer.
I'm like a big kid.:hello:0 -
3.05kwh today, pleasantly surprised with this, can't wait for summer.
I'm like a big kid.
Aren't we all; at least with my SSW system I get the advantage of days becoming longer quicker as sunrise does not alter until January, while sunset gets later by around 1 minute from Dec 28th....:j:j How childish is that ?..: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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Ho Ho Ho 1.12kwh today
What did I get for Christmas?
Solar panels yipee.
All together now, "on the 17th day of Xmas, my true love gave to me ......."
Have fun.
Last few days just 2's & 3's for me, but that's on or above my target for the bottom of the year, so mustn't complain.
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.0 -
Almost got there yesterday but in fact my total generation for this month crept above the Dec 2011 figure (which was itself 21% above the pvgis predictions) a few minutes ago.
Weather forecasts (for those who subscribe to such fantasies) are predicting another couple of sunny(ish) days between now & year end.
December is never going to beat any of the summer months of course but I'm delighted to note that earnings this month will indeed exceed my 'lost ISA interest' which of course has also happened in every other month that I've had them.NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
0.96 kwh today0
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0.901 kwh today but they do look good!:hello:0
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ILoveSolarMe wrote: »0.9 kWh today
at least all this rain is getting them nice and clean for the (now) getting longer days.
Always look on the bright side of life ...........:hello:0 -
1.1kWh today.
Finally squeezed past my Dec PVGIS with a few days still to go:rotfl: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.0 -
A surprising 5.7kWh today. Best since the solstice. Roll on summer!Are you for real? - Glass Half Empty??
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A pretty lacklustre week or more of generation (can't recall when I last posted) with plenty of 1kWh or less days. Managed 4.5kWh today though and had a 3.4kWh gift from Santa on Tuesday.
December total currently 113.8kWh against PVGIS Classic estimate for the month of 82.3kWh, so we're +38% already with 4 days to go and a reasonable forecast. With a bit of luck we'll do +50% or maybe squeeze a +60% if we average 4.5kWh/day (Dec average so far has been 4.2kWh/day).Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof0 -
Always look on the bright side of life ...........
Days are not getting longer yet (evenings will be first). Always think, before you jump..:rotfl:
1.2kWh today: Last Dec = 62.5 kWh: Todate 65.4 kWh:25.77% above PVGIS todate..:j
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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
0.47kwh today. oh where has the sun gone...0
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0.399 kwh today:hello:0
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I have had an appalling few days, a whole week of days well below 1kWh and today only 0.1. No sun forecast for the rest of the year, so I will be well down on PVGIS for December and don't even ask about PVGIS climate. There were a few good days in early January this year, e.g. Jan 2 was continuous sunshine - so I hope for more of the same in 2013.2kWp 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-2022.0
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0.094Kwh im surprised the inverter even switched its self on for that !!0
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0.399 kwh today
Pity you did not have an extra . on your Gen Meter, you may have matched your system size.....give or take a K....;)
000.400kWh for me......:(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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Happy to be generating - it will only get better :hello:0
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0.46kWh yesterday
Stuck on 0.13kWh for most of the day.
Roll on Summer:D16 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.0 -
0.29 kwh today0
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A terrific 200Wh today...
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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
0.55kWh fro me today:D16 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.0
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2.57 kwh today.... bit of improvement0
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Not good enough, 2.4kWh for me....work it out on kWp.. :rotfl:2.57 kwh today.... bit of improvement
More boring information: since 5/11/12 Generation Meter recorded 53.9 kW.....Wattson Monitor recorded 53.694 kW.. - 0.206 kW difference.. And some say that they are not accurate...
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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
2.69 today:hello:0
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1.60 24dec. Monday
1.60 25dec. Tuesday
1.60 26dec. Wednesday
1.02 27dec. Thursday
0.64 28dec. Friday
0.77 29dec. Saturday
5.26 30dec. Sunday
Yes the days over Xmas are an average - I was too busy to read the meter
[3.6 kWp "Aurora" inverter, panels on 30 degree roof facing SE towards the Thames Estuary]0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »Not good enough, 2.4kWh for me....work it out on kWp.. :rotfl:
I'm too scared to from Nov to Feb, that's why I stuck panels on every roof. If the cat's weren't so fast, or the postman so stroppy, they'd be on them too!
Generation this last week has remained average, with double days and zero days balancing out. Could do with a nice finish, but weather looks miserable, fantastic day tomorrow though, nice start to 2013.
Looks like I'll be a little over for Dec.
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.0
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