Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • edwink
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    John_Pierpoint wrote: »
    In this race to the bottom my Thursday reading is 2.23 in S.Essex.

    Our reading for yesterday was................0.70Kwh :mad: :o:( :eek:

    Today looks good so far thankfully :j

    Ed
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  • KevinG
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    A massive improvement today, 6.97kWh.
    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
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    KevinG wrote: »
    A massive improvement today, 6.97kWh.

    same here 7.15kWh today
  • edwink
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    KevinG wrote: »
    A massive improvement today, 6.97kWh.

    Massive inprovement for us today too!! We got 6.40Kwh
    YIPEE :j

    Ed
    **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 **1 ex-battery hen - RIP Pingu, Hoppy & Ginger ****Hens & Ducks**** chat thread. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5282209
  • zeupater
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    Hi All

    Something related to this thread, although thermal instead of pv .....

    Having used absolutely no gas to heat our hot water since early April, the HW cylinder finally needed a gas top-up early this morning, either that or a 'lukewarm' shower, so the lack of sunshine lasted just a few hours too long .... not bad though, less than 5kWh of gas used in over 6 months ... :D ... when nice Mr Sunshine finally came out to play he delivered over twice as much heat into our cylinder today as the rest of the week combined.

    Looks like at least a couple more decent days between now and the middle of next week so the boiler can have a rest for a while more .... :D:cool:

    Z
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  • Oscargrouch
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    Only a very slight improvement here; recording an 8.6kWh :j:beer:
    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)

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  • Martyn1981
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    zeupater wrote: »
    Hi All

    Having used absolutely no gas to heat our hot water since early April, the HW cylinder finally needed a gas top-up early this morning, either that or a 'lukewarm' shower, so the lack of sunshine lasted just a few hours too long .... not bad though, less than 5kWh of gas used in over 6 months ... :D ... when nice Mr Sunshine finally came out to play he delivered over twice as much heat into our cylinder today as the rest of the week combined.

    Z

    Hiya Zeup, no wonder you were joking about rigging up a Prius battery a while ago, with a little bit of PV storage you could practically go off-grid for 6 months in the Summer! Got any water storage too?

    Hi all, what a second week so far for October, got 11.6 today, got 10.9 for the previous 4 days put together.

    Mart.
    Mart. Cardiff. 5.58 kWp PV systems (3.58 ESE & 2.0 WNW). Two A2A units for cleaner heating.

    For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.
  • sly_dog_jonah
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    11.9kWh today, almost double the PVGIS estimate for an October day so quite happy with that. Average 8.6kWh/day so far this month, versus PVGIS estimate of 6.4kWh/day so 34% above target pro-rata so far. Considering the rubbish Mon-Thurs we had, can't really grumble.

    Hopefully a Super Saturday tomorrow if recent form is anything to go by :cool:
    Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof
  • sly_dog_jonah
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    Hi all, what a second week so far for October, got 11.6 today, got 10.9 for the previous 4 days put together.

    Ditto Mart: 10.3kWh in total Monday-Thursday, 11.9kWh today.
    Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof
  • Oscargrouch
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    Hi all, what a second week so far for October, got 11.6 today, got 10.9 for the previous 4 days put together.

    Mart.

    Not too bad...: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).
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