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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    A record 6.2 Os today and a worrying 16kWh into the iBoost.
    Used to take around 6 - 7 kwh to get "water hot" on iBoost, now I never see it and I can hear my water tank bubbling away, any idea what is going on?. The water is scolding by the way.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    ajbell wrote: »
    A record 6.2 Os today and a worrying 16kWh into the iBoost.
    Used to take around 6 - 7 kwh to get "water hot" on iBoost, now I never see it and I can hear my water tank bubbling away, any idea what is going on?. The water is scolding by the way.

    Check what your thermostat on the tank is set at....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).
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,223 Forumite
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    5.8Os which finally means 14th March is no longer our best day of the year.

    There were also a few dips so 6Os was not impossible.

    Which brings me to the PVoutput.org output. On this we were 10% over the 'insolation' calculated output. Does everyone else regularly exceed these lines which I thought were the theoretical 'best case' output or could it be that I have not entered our configuration correctly?
    I think....
  • jrfarrim
    jrfarrim Posts: 52 Forumite
    Best day yesterday since July 15th!! 6.25 Os.


    Today should be very similar looking at the forecast.
    Bury - 4.96kWp system
    16 x Canadian Solar 310w Poly panels, Samil 4500TL-D Inverter, Direct South Facing , Installed May 2015
  • Markj1110
    Markj1110 Posts: 912 Forumite
    5.48 O's yesterday. :j
    3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,489 Forumite
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    Got my first 2016 12 by 12 today. That's 12kWh by 12 noon on the ESE system. That's big generation for me. If the weather holds, it should be a big one.

    Mart.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh 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.
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    I had 12.6 kwh by midday today compared th 11.6kWh yesterday at midday. Yesterday I went on to get 6.2Os.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • matty2767
    matty2767 Posts: 442 Forumite
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    Second day running, new best day ever. 6.71 Os. Less intense than yesterday, so lower peak output but more consistent.
  • carbry
    carbry Posts: 228 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary
    best day ever 7.3 O's
    3.13 kWp system, south facing, East Coast lincolnshire. Installed dec 2015
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,006 Forumite
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    Highest day ever for us since install 4 years ago

    6.44 O's very happy with that!! :j

    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
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