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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Martyn1981 wrote: »Congrats. That's approx an average household's annual leccy consumption, so 'doing your bit' springs to mind.
Mart.
Do you do a bit of Arc Welding in your garden then: my annual before PV was 2671kW. Mind you it has been said I squeak when I walk....:rotfl:
3.5 kWh today.:D2.5 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: »Do you do a bit of Arc Welding in your garden then: my annual before PV was 2671kW. Mind you it has been said I squeak when I walk....:rotfl:
3.5 kWh today.:D
Snap, used to use about 2,650 to 2,700 pa. Now 1,700, but hopefully get that down a few hundred more with the extension.
UK averages tend to vary from one source to the next, but one suggestion was low / med / high - 2,100 / 3,600 / 5,100 pa.
Guess a lot depends on whether you have any leccy cooking, water or heating?
Gas bill last year was £350 all in, it was a mild winter, but my tight side does like a challenge!
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.0 -
Martyn1981 wrote: »Snap, used to use about 2,650 to 2,700 pa. Now 1,700, but hopefully get that down a few hundred more with the extension.
UK averages tend to vary from one source to the next, but one suggestion was low / med / high - 2,100 / 3,600 / 5,100 pa.
Guess a lot depends on whether you have any leccy cooking, water or heating?
Gas bill last year was £350 all in, it was a mild winter, but my tight side does like a challenge!
Mart.
Hi Mart
Thats impressive figures you have there...
Very envious.
Cheers0 -
ohH well 6.15kWh today.....0
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jeepjunkie wrote: »Hi Mart
Thats impressive figures you have there...
Very envious.
Cheers
Thanks, but TBH I thought Wifey and I were doing well about 18 months ago, but chatting away on this (and other) forums, I'm blown away at what others can achieve. Ed's leccy use, and Eric's water consumption put me to shame, just to name a couple.
It's quite staggering just how much less energy is now consumed by tellys, computers, and CFL's compared to not that long ago.
Oh, and if you really want to feel envious, check out these generation results lifted off another site. This is a new ground mount install operational since July:-
"My figures for October:
total: 3498 kWh
best day: 245 kWh 6/10/2012
worst day: 16 kWh 24/10/2012
kWh/kWp: 71.46"
Wowza. And I was chuffed with 8.4 today!
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.0 -
"My figures for October:
total: 3498
kWh
best day: 245 kWh 6/10/2012
worst day: 16 kWh
24/10/2012
kWh/kWp: 71.46"
How big a system was that Mart?,thought i did well with my 9.8 today :beer:2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
Just checked last years leccy consumption(most of it PSP) and found I actually used 5149kWh. Last 7 weeks of the year I was producing so, would have been higher!Martyn1981 wrote: »Congrats. That's approx an average household's annual leccy consumption, so 'doing your bit' springs to mind.
Got 3.4 today - reasonable(ish).
Mart.
This year I'm on 2421kWh with 7 weeks to go:D
Edit. 6.7kWh today16 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 -
Think you did well tunnel; I only managed 7.9 kWh..:mad:
How big a system was that Mart?,thought i did well with my 9.8 today :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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
How big a system was that Mart?,thought i did well with my 9.8 today :beer:
A tad short of 49kWp. Now, if I could just borrow all the gardens on my side of the road, plus about £5k from each houseowner, and get a 3 phase power supply and oversized transformer installed - oh well, a man can dream!
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.0 -
Thurs 6.8, Fri 1.8, Sat 7.7 & Sun 13.7kWh: whoop whoop! November daily average so far 7.7kWh vs 4.2kWh PVGIS (classic) estimate.Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof0
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