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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,256 Forumite
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    In the end came in at 5.24 O's (20.83 kWh)

    Month total 353 kWh which was 94.64% of PVGIS Estimate. Far better than I would have predicted 10 days ago.

    763.4 kWh for 2015 so far.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 286 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    I thought it was going to be doom & gloom today, and despite having all manner of weather conditions on the panels (sun, rain, hail, rainbow reflections!), the system has managed 11.32 kWh / 2.83 O's

    Month-end sees me at 98.6% PVGIS estimate, (I wouldn't have imagined that just over a week ago).

    This is also the first full month where I can start doing comparisons against previous years.

    March 2015: 197.59 kWh
    March 2014: 212.89 kWh (106.3 %)
    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
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,980 Forumite
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    Funny old day here today. Strong winds, cold, rain, hail and sunshine.:D

    Inverter nodded off at 16.30, went dark and had one hell of a storm.

    Sun came out later, so ended the day on 3.87 O's:)

    March total = 275 kWh.. PVGIS Classic:(

    Hawaii......not round here yet:eek:
    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.
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,003 Forumite
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    We got 15.65 kWh over the last 2 days.


    We were 27.24 kWh over target. First time over this year!! YAY!!


    Edwink ;)
    *3.36 kWp solar panel system,10 x Ultima & 4 x Panasonic solar panels, Solaredge Inverter *Biomass boiler stove for cooking, hot water & heating *2000ltr Rainwater harvesting system for loo flushing *Hybrid Toyota Auris car *RIP Pingu, Hoppy, Ginger & Biscuit *Hens & Ducks* chat thread. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5282209
  • Sterlingtimes
    Sterlingtimes Posts: 2,524 Forumite
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    15,400 Wh / 3,780 Wp >>> 4.07 Os. Very odd day with sun "switching" in and out.


    Month was 282 kWh / 312 PVGIS = 90%. I'm doing less well than my fellow posters here. I'm not sure whether this is bad luck or shading.
    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".
  • edwink wrote: »
    Our iBoost was fitted today. Now have a tank of hot water and not used any logs!!! YAY!!!!!! Well worth it!!!!

    Also over target for the month!!!! Will post end of month figures later!!!

    Edwink ;)

    We had ours fitted today too, no oil used to heat water and a lovely hot tank full of water
  • Dreadful weather today with gale force wind, rain and hail but somehow still managed to pull 4.1 O's out of the bag :)
    4kw PV fitted 4th July 2014 (Green Energy NW £5600). WSW facing, 30 deg Pitch, Unshaded, Samil Solar River inverter, 16 Solar World Mono panels, Iboost on Immersion Heater. located in mid Lincolnshire.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    4.2 O's for me....:eek:
    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).
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    4.325 O's today

    323kWh for the month (332kWh 2014)

    106% of PVGIS.
    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
  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    Weather, I just don't get it!!!
    Still, good end to the month, just! Great start, funny middle with diminishing hopes for the rest of the month but it all came good in the end!

    Scores on the doors are:

    From anniversary install date to end of month - 21/3 to 31/3 - 112.89 kWh = 115.5% of target :), which beat last year's 108.16kWh / 110.66%.

    For the Month, the target of 303kWh was beaten with 318.336kWh, so 105.06% of target.

    April will be the first month where I can do month to month comparison, with the retro fitting of SolarEdge then I'd like to think we can beat it but I'll lay out the targets now for all to see...

    April PVGIS target is 393kWh. Only got 87% of it last year with 343.97kWh, let the sunshine commence!
    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.
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