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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    A fantastic day here.....nearly made a/an O...0.92 O's end of day....smiley-laughing021.gif...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).
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    In spite of the forecast it is a cloudless sunny day at the moment and generating 1.3 kW as we speak.
    I'm at 0.2 Os already, 9:15am.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • oldskoo1
    oldskoo1 Posts: 619 Forumite
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    hi chaps
    Been a while since i posted.

    Made 59% of target last month and 108% the month before. Glad i'm not alone, was surprised by the big shortfall in Nov.

    I havent seen much sun for a very long time.
  • 0.30 O's yesterday. I have just gone past that today as the sun is out! :)
    3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    Cloud is coming in now and down to 700w but the morning has been great, 5kW so far and my dinner cooked and iboost saying "water hot" and nothing from the grid.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    Damn! Now exporting 2kW and everything in my house is fully heated/charged.


    Any ideas?. I hate giving away electricity.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • warrenb
    warrenb Posts: 180 Forumite
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    Overcast here all day again so little production (0.5 Kwh). Can't remember the last sunny day we had down here.
    Living in supposedly sunny Kent
    14*285 JA Solar Percium Panels
    Solis 4kw inverter
    ESE facing with a 40 degree slope
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,273 Forumite
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    1.39 O's

    Good day with SUN till 11:00 then it just went downhill very very fast!
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,027 Forumite
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    Better here on the E. Coast today:D

    No "O"'s.....well not full ones. 0.8 O's for me;)
    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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    Started well; but by 09:45 in came the usual cloud.....:mad:...0.88 O's..coffee.gif

    http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/oscarsenergy

    http://www.energyhive.com/dashboard/oscarsenergy
    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).
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