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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Heaven guys, did you get there with a cloudless day ?
Yes, pretty well clear as a bell around Lincoln yesterday4kw 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.0 -
reloaded25 wrote: »Just a thought is it more difficult for those of us with 4kW systems to get high O numbers because our inverters are rated at 3.6 where someone with say a 2.5 Kw system can get an inverter to take full advantage of all their panels can dish out?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-2022.0
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Yes, no clouds to speak of.!! Today is going to be rubbish by the looks of it!!3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.0
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I wish! 2kWp system but inverter output limited to 1575W. Curse those installers! I will never get a 7 with my current system, 6.25 yesterday.
Have you considered changing the inverter? If you 'only' generate 100kWh more pa then that will give you £500 to play with over 10 years.
Looking for inverters that may (not sure) be installed for £500 and slightly more efficient than 94.4% (the XS2000) gives a few options, though I don't know what the VAT rate is 5% or 20% for an inverter replacement. 10yr warranties, or extendable to 10yr:
Samil 2100 £365
Solis 2kW £277
Omnik 2kW £310
Edit. and another:
GoodWe 2000W £266
But you need to compare to PVGIS and see if your inverter is capping too much, without low generation efficiency gain to make up for it.
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.0 -
Martyn1981 wrote: »Have you considered changing the inverter? If you 'only' generate 100kWh more pa then that will give you £500 to play with over 10 years.Martyn1981 wrote: »But you need to compare to PVGIS and see if your inverter is capping too much, without low generation efficiency gain to make up for it.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-2022.0
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Finally able to contribute after getting my solar installed on Saturday. Picked a good week to go live!
Mon - 4.4 o's
Tues - 4.6 o's
Weds - 7.5 o's (37.22kwh)
Thurs - 7.3 o's
JFBury - 4.96kWp system
16 x Canadian Solar 310w Poly panels, Samil 4500TL-D Inverter, Direct South Facing , Installed May 20150 -
Friday less than 2!!!!:rotfl:0
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Considering it was such a dull day, then a very pleasing 4.85 ho's or 19.416 kWh!
Just need the storm to break, quite muggy up here in the Corby Highlands?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.0 -
Had a power outage today....long story, but a smidgen over 4.5 O's none the less.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.0
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