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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • carbry
    carbry Posts: 228 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary
    have had some lovely sunshine today in between the clouds and got 2.44 O's
    in lincolnshire
    3.13 kWp system, south facing, East Coast lincolnshire. Installed dec 2015
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero Photogenic
    1.16 O's over the past 2 days. Weather horrible and wet here.


    Edwink ;)
    *3.36 kWp solar panel system,10 x Ultima & 4 x Panasonic solar panels, Solaredge Inverter *Biomass boiler stove for cooking, hot water & heating *2000ltr Rainwater harvesting system for loo flushing *Hybrid Toyota Auris car *RIP Pingu, Hoppy, Ginger & Biscuit *Hens & Ducks* chat thread. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5282209
  • Exiled_Tyke
    Exiled_Tyke Posts: 1,380 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    A correction everything shut down and then managed to get going again for the last half hour of sun. So I managed to finish on ..............1.01 O's
    Install 28th Nov 15, 3.3kW, (11x300LG), SolarEdge, SW. W Yorks.
    Install 2: Sept 19, 600W SSE
    Solax 6.3kWh battery
  • ispookie666
    ispookie666 Posts: 1,194 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    1.82 O's today - another storm heading this way, at least the panels will be clean for Spring-Summer
    “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
  • Crowmann
    Crowmann Posts: 136 Forumite
    3.1 O's today saved 9.4kw


    Peak power 3885 watts around 11am.


    Just sayin'.
    16 265w panels South facing, 45 degrees, West Norfolk.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another storm heading this way, at least the panels will be clean for Spring-Summer
    Reckon we'll get one?....smiley-laughing021.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).
  • Managed 1.3 Os yesterday. Saw first tree blossom today and have hayfever. Spring appears to be in the air but no sun.
    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".
  • rodee13
    rodee13 Posts: 56 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Since install in Oct 2015 I have been getting around 2.5-2.8KW peak but yday I got 3.5KW peak, the sun is definitely getting stronger :) (or rather the earths axis tilt is going in our favour)
    3.99KW SunEdison (14 * 285W) all black, SolarEdge inverter, iBoost+, 27 Oct 2015, London
    (40° tilt, 25° East from South, some tree shading from mid Oct to mid March)
  • Markj1110
    Markj1110 Posts: 912 Forumite
    Rather dull today, 0.76 O's.:(
    3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.
  • carbry
    carbry Posts: 228 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary
    more cloud than sun today 1.07 O's today in lincolnshire
    3.13 kWp system, south facing, East Coast lincolnshire. Installed dec 2015
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