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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Best April since my system was installed with 173 kWh generated against a PVGIS climate estimation of 143 kWh.

    April 2015 - 173 kWh
    April 2014 - 132 kWh
    April 2013 - 152 kWh
    April 2012 - 132 kWh
    April 2011 - 172 kWh

    http://pvoutput.org/aggregate.jsp?id=7259&sid=5821&v=0&t=m
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,309 Forumite
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    edited 30 April 2015 at 8:55PM
    A record April here too. 37.5% above PVGIS forecast. 524kWh vs PVGIS of 381 £264.93 into piggybank :D

    April 2012 341
    April 2013 450
    April 2014 394
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    Knocking at heavens door, but he wasn't answering!

    6.91 O's (27.1 kWh)

    Will do my month figures later, but I know it's been a good one!
  • Not a great end to the month for me a couple of 4s.

    Definately an April record though (its my first one).
    32% over estimate or 78Kwh or 15 Os.
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,989 Forumite
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    Plenty of April showers with some sun today. Made 3.77 O's or 15.1 kWh:D

    Total for April 2015 = 477 Kwh:beer:

    Compared to:

    373 kWh in April 2014

    470 kWh in April 2013

    346 kWh in April 2012

    Best April yet........just:)
    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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    Rain, Rain, Rain April Showers. 3.71 O's (14.76 kWh)

    Ended the month 21% up on PVGIS.

    Best April! It has to be though as I did not get my panels till May last year.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,394 Forumite
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    Andy_WSM wrote: »
    Panic over for now!

    If you go in to your profile and select "edit options", towards the bottom of the list you can shoose your own "skin" and from that list I've selected the old design, which works. So I can eek a bit more time out of the site. If it becomes permanent grey on white though I'm out, before the screen gives me cateracts or something :cool:

    Firstly, panic over. The "read more info here" thingy at the top of the page is now working, and the info says:

    If you're already a member you'll see the old green version and won't be switched over unless you choose to.

    Phew!

    Secondly, monster April. Never hit target (509kWh) before. Never got a 500 April before. This month is also not a 500 as I got 119% of target and 607.5kWh's. Yum, yum, yum.

    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.
  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »

    If you're already a member you'll see the old green version and won't be switched over unless you choose to.

    Phew!

    That is good news.

    & congrats on breaking the 600 barrier!
  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    April 2014 (first full month with PV) - 343.97 / 87.52% of target.
    April 2015 (now with added SEdge) - 486.98 / 123.91% of target.

    Finished with another typhooo plus some shekels :)
    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.
  • zeupater
    zeupater Posts: 5,390 Forumite
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    edited 30 April 2015 at 10:02PM
    Hi All

    Well, adding to what a number of others have reported, April '15's total generation ended up topping the league for months starting with the letter 'A', by a pretty reasonable margin of ~9% over April '11 .... as for being anywhere near the best monthly generation to date, well there's plenty of prior months (all starting with 'M' or 'J') well ahead on the list ... another ~20% on the total would just about have been enough, but that'd probably be asking a little too much for this early in the year ....

    .... After some seriously heavy showers over the past couple of days, at least the panels have now had a decent wash and are ready for a blistering May ...

    HTH
    Z
    "We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. " ...... Aristotle
    B)
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