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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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106% for March, quite a surprise in the end. Plus there's the carry over generation from the eclipse due today. I think the ricochet effect is due to hit us around 9 to 10 am today. Fingers crossed.
ESE TGM closed yesterday at 10101, reminding me of the joke - "There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary, and those that don't." :rotfl:
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 -
Martyn1981 wrote: »Plus there's the carry over generation from the eclipse due today. I think the ricochet effect is due to hit us around 9 to 10 am today.
Ah yes, the well documented ricochet effect that takes place if April the 1st falls in the same fortnight following an eclipse. 0 -
Spectacular last day of the month... 21kWh. 5.25 O's..
Which took my monthly total above 400 kWh
- 401.74kWh
Which puts me 114.78% above PVGIS for the month, good times!!!!
A southerly roof facing an open field really is a no brainer for PV.4 Kwp System, South Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 16 x 250W Solarworld Panels, SMA Sunnyboy 3600 Inverter, Installed 02/09/14 in Sunny South Bedford - £5600
Growatt AC Coupled SPA3000tl and 6.5kWh battery Installed Apr 20220 -
Ah yes, the well documented ricochet effect that takes place if April the 1st falls in the same fortnight following an eclipse.
I'd have got away with that if it wasn't for you pesky kids!
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 -
114.78% above PVGIS would be truly remarkable ! Suspect you might mean 14.78% ?Waywardmike wrote: »Which puts me 114.78% above PVGIS for the month, good timesNE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
As it's after midday I can safely post my March total, which was 173.79 kWh (86.89 Os), 3.4% above SAF PVGIS - I'm happy with any positives
For comparison:
March 2015: 173.79
March 2014: 198.55
March 2013: 105.16
March 2012: 203.03
So pretty middling really.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 -
114.78% above PVGIS would be truly remarkable ! Suspect you might mean 14.78% ?
You would be right in suspecting that.... if only it were true... 4 Kwp System, South Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 16 x 250W Solarworld Panels, SMA Sunnyboy 3600 Inverter, Installed 02/09/14 in Sunny South Bedford - £5600
Growatt AC Coupled SPA3000tl and 6.5kWh battery Installed Apr 20220 -
346.6kWh for March. Not too bad, but my last 12 days of the month weren't as good as the comparable period last year (I had my system up and running from 20th March)...3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.0 -
A bit over 4 Os today, and the rain has arrived from Weston-Super-Mare, so that's probably it for today. However, the panels went through the 13000kW/h mark just before luncheon, and the March figures this year are very satisfactory, viz:
2015 334.8 kW/h 120% of PVGIS (v2014) 7x Hawaiis
2014 392.9 kW/h 141% 10x Hawaiis
2013 201.5 kW/h 72% and no Hawaiis
2012 382.8 kW/h 138% and no fewer than 14 Hawaii days (except that Hawaii hadn't been discovered by Captain Oscarcook)
....and I think the FIT rate goes up today, n'est-ce pas?O G :cool: Somewhere on the South Downs
3.29kWp S by E
Greetings to Druids everywhere0 -
old_grouser wrote: »and the rain has arrived from Weston-Super-Mare
Not today it hasn't! :rotfl:
No rain here but overcast. Rain is headed your way from the North West today, so no doubt be some Northerners reminding us how grim it is up there later :A0
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