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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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1.65 O's here today:D
Last day for FIT payment;)
Total this quarter = 230kWh
Compared to...
2012 = 302kWh
2013 = 242kWh
2014 = 284kWh
2015 = 265kWh
Payment will just beat 2013 due to higher FIT rate:T16 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.0 -
1.42 O's for us today
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=52822090 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »3.12 O's; that will do me nicely...
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Meanwhile, 25 miles to the North West, 3.06 OsI have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »3.12 O's; that will do me nicely.........Sterlingtimes wrote: »Meanwhile, 25 miles to the North West, 3.06 Os
Just goes to show; you must be suffering from the same degradation as I am, although my system is 3 years older...
:rotfl::rotfl::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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
1.91 O's
A bit of hot water in the tank
Snow covered Solar panels!!!!“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 Pump0 -
1.9 O's yesterday. Some sun, cloud and snow!3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.0
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Hi folks, i've just purchased a house with solar PV panels on and don't have much idea about how they work.
In filling the paperwork in for British Gas last week there was a question about export meters (we don't have one) and "deemed export payments"... can anyone tell me what on earth this all means?
Also if anyone has any tips, tricks or must do/knows about living with solar panels then please let me know.
(If this is the wrong place to post this, please let me know and I can move)A big believer in karma, you get what you give :A
If you find my posts useful, "pay it forward" and help someone else out, that's how places like MSE can be so successful.0 -
Welcome Grand Plan; You must have an export meter. This is the meter where you submit your 1/4 readings from to get your FIT payments, 'deemed export payments are worked out from your total 1/4 of generation (usually 50% of) this is on top of your FIT payment, but at less value. Unless you have a 'smart meter' installed. Just keep reading the posts on here, and you will always get an answer from someone. You will get the gist of it all as time goes by....HTH...Lifes_Grand_Plan wrote: »Hi folks, i've just purchased a house with solar PV panels on and don't have much idea about how they work.
In filling the paperwork in for British Gas last week there was a question about export meters (we don't have one) and "deemed export payments"... can anyone tell me what on earth this all means?
Also if anyone has any tips, tricks or must do/knows about living with solar panels then please let me know.
(If this is the wrong place to post this, please let me know and I can move) 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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »Welcome Grand Plan; You must have an export meter. This is the meter where you submit your 1/4 readings from to get your FIT payments, 'deemed export payments are worked out from your total 1/4 of generation (usually 50% of) this is on top of your FIT payment, but at less value. Unless you have a 'smart meter' installed. Just keep reading the posts on here, and you will always get an answer from someone. You will get the gist of it all as time goes by....HTH...
Apologies RE: export meter - my lack of understanding especially as i've not had to send in a reading yet.
So i've just seen in reply to another post on here, that I get paid for electricity I generate even if I then use that electricity myself. So now I need to figure out how to maximise this to run anything possible during sunlight hours!A big believer in karma, you get what you give :A
If you find my posts useful, "pay it forward" and help someone else out, that's how places like MSE can be so successful.0 -
If you use 100% of your generation you still get paid, using 100% is near impossible though...Lifes_Grand_Plan wrote: »Apologies RE: export meter - my lack of understanding especially as i've not had to send in a reading yet.
So i've just seen in reply to another post on here, that I get paid for electricity I generate even if I then use that electricity myself. So now I need to figure out how to maximise this to run anything possible during sunlight hours!
If you have an immersion heater within your house, these can be connected via a gizzmo called an 'iBoost' to divert surplus energy to the heater element. The list is endless....free hot water though, is a major saving if you can get it.... 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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0
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