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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    edited 14 June 2015 at 8:16PM
    EricMears wrote: »
    Really not sure why people are worrying about one low day.
    If there's anything we British are any good at Eric...it's moaning about the weather, please don't try to take that guilty pleasure away from us.



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    SSW inverter has shut off, not much better than yesterday with 1.5 O's. Next few days looks ok though....fingers crossed.
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,988 Forumite
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    Cold and dull with showers til 17.00 then some sun = 2.57 O's here today:D
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    EricMears wrote: »
    Really not sure why people are worrying about one low day.
    We generated 4.46kWh yesterday so earned £2.25 which is well over double the daily cost of keeping the system on the roof.
    Acquired is the correct word....:D
    tunnel wrote: »
    If there's anything we British are any good at Eric...it's moaning about the weather, please don't try to take that guilty pleasure away from us.



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    SSW inverter has shut off, not much better than yesterday with 1.5 O's. Next few days looks ok though....fingers crossed.

    OMG is that the kiss of death Statement..???:( 3.52 O's today...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).
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    edited 15 June 2015 at 10:18AM
    2.08 O's (8.26 kWh)

    Cloud, cloud, rain, cloud, and more rain and cloud!:rotfl:

    Panels are clean! :j

    Seen Error......Tooo much Wine>>>>>>>>>>

    Sorry!;)
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 14 June 2015 at 11:10PM
    Merlin139 wrote: »
    8.02 O's (8.26 kWh)

    Cloud, cloud, rain, cloud, and more rain and cloud!:rotfl:

    Panels are clean! :j

    How did you manage that..8.02 O's fricking hell....:beer: The first to get a SPUD
    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).
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,309 Forumite
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    8.02 O's (8.26 kWh)

    Cloud, cloud, rain, cloud, and more rain and cloud!:rotfl:

    Panels are clean! :j
    Suspect somebody else shares my typing skills :D
    I calculate 8.26 / 3.975 to be 2.08
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Markj1110
    Markj1110 Posts: 912 Forumite
    1.9 O's yesterday. So far today looks a lot better!:j
    3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,394 Forumite
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    Markj1110 wrote: »
    1.9 O's yesterday. So far today looks a lot better!:j

    Wow. That's 9.1 Merlins.

    I got 4.1 O's, so don't want to play Merlins today.

    I suspect a new measure has been born! :laugh:

    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.
  • Sterlingtimes
    Sterlingtimes Posts: 2,524 Forumite
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    2.83 Os yesterday. Today may have potential.
    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".
  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    Got 2.47 ho's yesterday.

    Already on 5.33kWh/1.33 ho's today!!
    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.
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