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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Think we will have to wait at least another 31 days.....:rotfl:

    Nah, May won't thrash records like April has. We'll be having hosepipe bans by June if it does. :rotfl:

    I recorded just 12mm of rain throughout the whole of April - 1/3rd of that fell in a downpour about 8am yesterday morning and I still nearly made it to 7th Heaven!
  • asturdy2
    asturdy2 Posts: 138 Forumite
    416 kwh for the month, target was 336kwh so 124% of pvgis target.
    3.64KW system, aurora power one inverter, South west facing with no shading in Lancashire.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    Finished April with a shade below a Hawaii, giving a total for the month of 251.49 kWh (125.745 Os), easily my best April. 15.4% above SAF PVGIS, not as impressive as some of the figures posted, but good enough for me. My fourth best month, beaten by June and July 2014 and July 2013.

    April 2014: 206.00 kWh
    April 2013: 206.86 kWh
    April 2012: 193.46 kWh
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Andy_WSM wrote: »
    Nah, May won't thrash records like April has. :rotfl:

    I don't know, already made 1.24 O's.... And May has an extra day in it.....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
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    edited 1 May 2015 at 5:06PM
    In April, I beat my PVGIS target for the the first time. 451/376 = 120%.

    I am learning more about the effects of my easterly tree shading. I think this explains why my performance is averagely poorer than most other contributors. This picture of a good day illustrates well the constraints of my installation.

    tree_shading.jpg
    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".
  • Oscargrouch
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    edited 1 May 2015 at 4:53PM
    Sterlingtimes wrote: »
    In May, I beat my PVGIS target for the the first time. 451/376 = 120%.

    I am learning more about the effects of my easterly tree shading. I think this explains why my performance is averagely poorer than most other contributors.

    Hmm, fortune teller as well now..:beer:..:D

    See Leggo did well on Gen this morning; just over 25 kW at 10 mins after midnight...:T..:T..: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).
  • Sterlingtimes
    Sterlingtimes Posts: 2,524 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Hmm, fortune teller as well now..:beer:..:D

    You must have "snakes hands". You got to the keyboard seconds before I had corrected. I will be in your shade as usual, my easterly friend, how did you do in terms performance relative to PVGIS?
    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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    Not a great day today - well, my worst for a while.

    A typhoo (3.1 O's 12.2 kWh)

    The worst thing is that I'm sat here cold, wondering if I might well reach for the heating controls again. :o
  • rosythfifer
    rosythfifer Posts: 92 Forumite
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    Started the new month with another Hawaii .57. 13.5 Kw. Need 9.4 Kw a day for May target so thats some in the bank.
    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: 4,987 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Hmm, fortune teller as well now..:beer:..:D

    See Leggo did well on Gen this morning; just over 25 kW at 10 mins after midnight...:T..:T..:eek:

    Still waiting for energyhive to explain that one:eek:

    Made 4.27 O's today:D

    My good friend Holmes tells me I used 428 kWh in April:laugh:

    My electricity meter says I will only pay for 160 of them: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.
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