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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 3 May 2015 at 8:16PM
    tunnel wrote: »
    Surprisingly managed 3.3 Os on my SSW according to solaredge, quite a turnaround from the rainy morning I guess most of us encountered :cool:

    Your not wrong there Tunnel; terrible day.....wig.gif....Only managed 4.04 O's disaster.....:mad:... 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).
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,986 Forumite
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    Lots more rain with some thunder and lightning today = 2.77 O's today:D

    Managed to use 75% of it too:T
    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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    2.18 O's (8.66 kWh)

    Sun came out at the right time to cook the roast. Got a full tank of hot water as well so happy. 15:30 was too late to make a good score.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    Not a good day here either, but better than yesterday!

    2.93 O's (14.5 kWh)
  • Martyn1981
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    Andy_WSM wrote: »
    Not a good day here either, but better than yesterday!

    2.93 O's (14.5 kWh)

    Same situation for me too, approx 1 O on Saturday and 2 Os on Sunday. Not a great May so far. Got plenty of water though! ;)

    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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    Ah, that's better. Sunshine!

    I can crack on with the laundry now - especially as the rainwater tanks are full to capacity too!

    I try not to do laundry when there is no Sun as far as is practical for obvious reasons.
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Andy_WSM wrote: »
    Ah, that's better. Sunshine!

    I can crack on with the laundry now - especially as the rainwater tanks are full to capacity too!

    I try not to do laundry when there is no Sun as far as is practical for obvious reasons.

    Ditto, washer went on at 8am,currently have washer and dryer on and we are exporting.......wish I had an immersion tank:o
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • shavy65
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    This might be (probably is) a stupid question but is there any way I can tell when I have a full tank of hot water? My red LED on my immersion switch (fused spur) glows brighter the more electricity I`m diverting, with it obviously being out during cloudy/dark times! I thought I`d see the LED glowing bright red (during high generation/low usage times) and then dull off, or even switch off, as the hot water tank reached it`s setpoint. Anyone know?
    At the moment the light never seems to go totally out during higher generation times.
    Cheers.
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
  • Dave_Fowler
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    shavy65 wrote: »
    This might be (probably is) a stupid question but is there any way I can tell when I have a full tank of hot water? My red LED on my immersion switch (fused spur) glows brighter the more electricity I`m diverting, with it obviously being out during cloudy/dark times! I thought I`d see the LED glowing bright red (during high generation/low usage times) and then dull off, or even switch off, as the hot water tank reached it`s setpoint. Anyone know?
    At the moment the light never seems to go totally out during higher generation times.
    Cheers.
    You could ask an electrician to connect a neon lamp across the immersion thermostat contacts. When the thermostat opens, the light will come on.

    Dave F
    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: Bedfordshire
  • shavy65
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    Thanks for the reply Dave. I might look into this. It makes no difference really except appeases my curiousity! Only down side of that is that my tank is in the basement.
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
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