Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

don0301

hi all

long time since i posted

see the same people saying the same [STRIKE]crap[/STRIKE] stuff on here

hello cardew,grahamc2003,digitaltoast,zeupater

Cap fits and all that

22.6 kWh today

and my 3rd quarterly reading of £632.67 today

so for my first nine months I've made:

£1,491.36 FiT payments

£173.29 saved on electricity payments (compared to last year)

for my first year my spreadsheet is now estimating:

£1,886,85 FiT payments (15.1% tax free)

£240.47 electricity savings

thats a total of £2,127.32 (17.03% tax free)

there is also an unspecified saving whacking the immersion on when appropriate to save heating water by gas.

my spreadsheet estimates i will have my capital repaid in 5 yrs and 141 days at the moment

that leaves me roughly 19.5 yrs to save up for an inverter or 2 that some say will explode at exactly 10 yrs 1 day when my warranty runs out

glad i didnt listen to the !!!!head(s) saying it wasnt a good investment

I'm extremely happy with my system, and with my investment.

bai

Oscargrouch

jimjames wrote: »

Gutted to get back from holiday and find that the inverter stopped with an error on the day we left. 2 weeeks of prime August generation lost

Thats what you call a real 'Bummer'. I have had this happen once, but I spotted it before 8:00 in the morning around March. May have been lack of light, but I switched everything off on the inverter, waited 2 mins, back on and it started up ok. I always check the monitor as I come down stairs. I think most people on here check every 30 seconds if they are at home.:rotfl: On the brighter side, August wasn't that great anyway:(

KevinG

11.66kWh, getting better . My 16th best day ever. How sad is that?

Oscargrouch

13.9 kWh today, not too bad.:beer: Monitor was telling me that I had done 2.93% more, but who believes a monitor.:rotfl: Current return is 13.48% of investment, tax free, that will do me.:beer:
Shafeeq: Don't forget to read your Gen Meter tomorrow.;) Party at yours after the morrow then....?:j I will supply the water, you do the Stella. :rotfl:

don0301

Oscargrouch wrote: »

13.9 kWh today, not too bad.:beer: Monitor was telling me that I had done 2.93% more, but who believes a monitor.:rotfl: Current return is 13.48% of investment, tax free, that will do me.:beer:
Shafeeq: Don't forget to read your Gen Meter tomorrow.;) Party at yours after the morrow then....?:j I will supply the water, you do the Stella. :rotfl:

as an aside, for those who remember the big argument

having now gone through a full summer and taking daily measurements

I've proved that my Owl IS more accurate in the summer than the winter, as I presumed before

ie it is more accurate at higher readings than low or no readings, as I suspected and Owl's own website says

so zuepater's argument of a CONSTANT error was wrong

I'm happy to help

legoman62

18.7kWh today!
This week just keeps getting better:)

don0301

legoman62 wrote: »

18.7kWh today!
This week just keeps getting better:)

with my steep roof, optimum date is 15/9

hope it holds out til then

read newspaper article today that this weather until october...

for me, come on early springs, and Indian summers

jackieblack

Last 3 days have generated 12, 10 and 13kWh respectively :j (daily prediction for Sept is 5.88)
I see it as the silver lining in the cloud of having to go back to work, the weather always improves when the new school year starts

shafeeq

Oscargrouch wrote: »

Shafeeq: Don't forget to read your Gen Meter tomorrow.;) Party at yours after the morrow then....?:j I will supply the water, you do the Stella. :rotfl:

Oscargrouch

What if I didn't check the Meter tonight, it will mean my addiction of last 3 month might be over

I am addicted to the generation meter

Shafeeq

KevinG

don0301 wrote: »

read newspaper article today that this weather until october...

Let me guess ... Daily Express? They are obsessed with the weather and print endless rubbish about it, usually on the front page. I hope you're right though!

Edit: only lasts until Sunday according to my local forecast, then back to the usual intermittent clouds and rain.