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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • ispookie666
    ispookie666 Posts: 1,194 Forumite
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    5.1 O's yest
    4.7 O's today
    126% for September
    “Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu

    System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
    System 2 - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Once the early morning mist cleared, a great day here on the E. Coast:D

    Made 3.85 O's or 15.4 kWh:j:j

    Hmm not too bad; better here in the East Mids.. A/An Hawaii + 0.4 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).
  • tunnel
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    Well.....today looks promising, first day in a week where I've not got up to thick pea soup fog!!
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    tunnel wrote: »
    Well.....today looks promising, first day in a week where I've not got up to thick pea soup fog!!

    That's because of the snow coming in later this morning.




    :rotfl:
    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.
  • Markj1110
    Markj1110 Posts: 912 Forumite
    3.5 O's yesterday, foggy to start and then the sun came out.:)
    3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,096 Forumite
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    ely_ellis wrote: »
    Blasted through PVGIS this month, makes me wonder if I am doing my calcs correctly as I am 25% up on PVGIS!
    PVGIS for September is 350kWh, I hit almost 437kWh!
    Is that Climate-SAF or Classic? If it's Classic it doesn't count! :)
    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.
  • Martyn1981
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    tunnel wrote: »
    Passed PVGIS last month with 2 days to spare...phew(close one)....and that keeps up my unblemished better than PVGIS month on month results this year(sorry Mart(with a Y))

    Best day this month today so far with 2.7 O's

    You're forgiven, glad to hear some are still up on every month. Good news is that September was up, by more than Aug was down ..... so a little bit of creative accounting for the 31st Aug would put me back to 9 plus months straight!

    Funnily enough I also had my best October (15) day yesterday, and already ahead of target. :p

    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: 2,528 Forumite
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    If most people here are consistently over-performing on PVGIS, is the PVGIS hurdle set far too low?

    I seem to be in the minority who is just about meeting PVGIS.
    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".
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,418 Forumite
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    edited 2 October 2015 at 5:58PM
    Sterlingtimes wrote: »
    If most people here are consistently over-performing on PVGIS, is the PVGIS hurdle set far too low?

    I seem to be in the minority who is just about meeting PVGIS.

    Since I did my PVGIS estimates when I got my systems, my target has actually gone up 5%. The numbers were revised a year or so back I believe. So technically my yearly figures of 99%, 104%, 108% and 107% (2015 provisional) are pretty much bang on average.

    I haven't revised my targets because the older targets are what I based all my expectations, and financial finger crossing on.

    Plus, it's nice to beat a target! :D

    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,012 Forumite
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    edited 2 October 2015 at 5:40PM
    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    Since I did my PVGIS estimates when I got my systems, my target has actually gone up 5%. The numbers were revised a year or so back I believe. So technically my yearly figures of 99%, 104%, 108% and 107% (2015 provisional) are pretty much bang on.

    I haven't revised my targets because the older targets are what I based all my expectations, and financial finger crossing on.

    Plus, it's nice to beat a target! :D

    Mart.

    Same here. As PVGIS has gone up, my panel output has theoretically gone down:eek:....not much though:D

    I struggle most months to hit Climate-SAF:(
    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.
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