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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,374 Forumite
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    Surprisingly hit targets yesterday spot on with 8 + 3. It rained most of the day, but with mighty sun showers, and semi-sustained peaks of 90%+.

    Still holding on to target +5%, so with mixed forecast to end of September, should hopefully end up ok, plus a bit.

    So much water, everywhere!

    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.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    I cycle every day come rain or shine and fortunately have dodged all the recent rain storms :)

    Having a Fronius IG TL 4.0 in the loft meant I was to stingy to buy the remote monitoring package which is why I don't often post readings ;) All seems to be on target though in this far flung place :)

    Cheers all
  • jackieblack
    jackieblack Posts: 10,497 Forumite
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    9kWh yesterday for me :)

    Already generated 20% above prediction for Sept, with 5 days still to go. Sept gen so far = gen for March 2012.
    Will be surprised if we don't exceed April 2012 gen by month end (only need another 12kWh over the next 5 days).
    2.22kWp Solar PV system installed Oct 2010, Fronius IG20 Inverter, south facing (-5 deg), 30 degree pitch, no shading
    Everything will be alright in the end so, if it’s not yet alright, it means it’s not yet the end
    MFW #4 OPs: 2018 £866.89, 2019 £1322.33, 2020 £1337.07
    2021 £1250.00, 2022 £1500.00, 2023 £1500, 2024 £1350
    2025 target = £1200, YTD £690
    Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    At 07:30 this morning, knocking out 1W:rotfl:
    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).
  • diode_2
    diode_2 Posts: 25 Forumite
    Ended yesterday with 7.97 kwh Considering weather, not to bad.So 300kw plus looks ok for Sept.New to this so not sure if that is ok ?
    :)Panels are very clean now;) .
    4KW 20 E T panels 3.6tl sunny SMA inverter 3960kw system. 50/50 split. east/west. 27 deg roof:wave::wave:
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,086 Forumite
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    diode wrote: »
    So 300kw plus looks ok for Sept.New to this so not sure if that is ok ?
    Check what you should be getting here:

    http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/apps4/pvest.php

    I guess with your system that you will have to treat it as 2kWp west facing and 2kWp east facing (but use the exact bearings as close as you can) and add the two together. I should be around 200kWh for September but my system is half the size of yours, but not too far off south facing, and I'm in the South East.
    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.
  • diode_2
    diode_2 Posts: 25 Forumite
    Thank you KevinG . I had been to that site to see what I might expect,but I had just put in 4kw system .I had not thought to put it in as 2 x2kw Ooops thx for that I will give it a go. 200kwh sounds good for your system. 5kwh today mostly cloudy.
    4KW 20 E T panels 3.6tl sunny SMA inverter 3960kw system. 50/50 split. east/west. 27 deg roof:wave::wave:
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    4.00 kWh on the nail today. Other Stats are: PVGIS Average; 110%. Merely 193.6 kWh above installation forecast; 14.57% tax free return of investment, excludes any Leccy savings. Currently, todate, September is 28.8 kWh behind April!:mad: Anyone know where I can get yet another Anorak from :rotfl:

    Mart; Aldi have got extension cables - on offer :) :rotfl:
    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).
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,086 Forumite
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    Only 2.71kWh today, similar weather to yesterday, sun and heavy rain, only less of the former and more of the latter. Meanwhile the forecast for the next 5 days has taken a turn for the worse, Saturday looks like the only day with a reasonable amount of sunshine.
    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.
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    Hi

    Yesterday 1.42 and today 3.24 kwh
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