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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    Total Eclips, Well it got very dark at times between all the forms of weather experienced today.

    A very good 4.57 O's (18.18 kWh)
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    In between the thunder, lightning and 3 hailstorms:eek: made 3.67 O's today:)

    Is it really May?:D

    Yes it really is; but you are not alone..:cool: Rubbish day only 4.52 O's...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).
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,004 Forumite
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    We got 4.15 O's today!!


    Cloudy, sunny, rain, hail, sun, more hail, more sun etc. etc.


    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
  • oldskoo1
    oldskoo1 Posts: 619 Forumite
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    edited 19 May 2015 at 10:30PM
    I'm pleased to be able to contribute to this thread for the first time.

    1st full day of solar and it was very eventful, rain, dark cloud, light cloud, brief moments of full sun, hail and some thunder.

    The all important number 4.12 O's (i assume i divide my 16.48kWh / my full array of 4kW or the inverter limit of 3.68?

    PVOutput is so useful for me as i have 2 4kW arrays within 10 miles doing live readings and they are both similar but 1 is SSE and the other is SSW. I'm slightly SSW. I'm very pleased as i managed to exceed the two nearest arrays.

    Very interesting to see how effective rain can be once the sun comes out, i peaked, somehow at 4.2kW. When we had more consistent sun with dry panels looks like the peaks were somewhere around the mid 3kW
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    oldskoo1 wrote: »
    The all important number 4.12 O's (i assume i divide my 16.48kWh / my full array of 4kW or the inverter limit of 3.68?
    Welcome - yes, it's the panel rating (4kWp), not the inverter.
    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.
  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    I some how made a comfortable Hawaii (5.48 O's, 21.5 kWh) yesterday in between all the hail storms.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,394 Forumite
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    Snuck an Hawaii yesterday with 5.05 O's. Thought I may get my second 30kWh+ but fell a little short. Spreadsheet is now projecting a plus month, but it's tight.

    Dare I mention the weather today ....... probably best not. Oscar I'll 'keep it shut'. :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.
  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    Welcome to the thread oldskoo1 :)

    4.43 O's here yesterday, not too bad considering the rain.
    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.
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Welcome oldskoo1,
    My SSW managed 4.25 O's yesterday, still can't be ar$sed to hobble out on me crutches to check my other 2 systems(didn't fancy dodging the rain/hail/wind)
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Need 14.4 O's over the next 3 days to equal 1st May - 22nd May last year....Some hopes of that happening....coffee.gif...Moving-animated-groundhog-day-animation.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).
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