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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • pinnks
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    February is not looking at all good. Only 35% towards the expected generation and 57% into the month. I need 2 Os per day for the rest of the month to see me home and that is not looking too hopeful.

    Still a bad February is not as bad as a bad summer month like June last year!
  • Oscargrouch
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    Not good today...1.76 O's..:(..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).
  • legoman62
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    pinnks wrote: »
    February is not looking at all good. Only 35% towards the expected generation and 57% into the month. I need 2 Os per day for the rest of the month to see me home and that is not looking too hopeful.

    Still a bad February is not as bad as a bad summer month like June last year!

    Same here....Feb does have 40 days doesn't it:eek:

    Made 1.5 O's here today:D
    16 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.
  • Martyn1981
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    Oh dear. Feb prediction down to 87%, and my spreadsheet is weighted to take account for rising gen. Gonna need a bigger sun!
    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.
  • shavy65
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    2.8 on Wed and 0.8 O`s yesterday, today looks like it might fall in between that somewhere.
    I`d take that for every February day.
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
  • Not good today...1.76 O's..:(..coffee.gif

    Even worse for me yesterday, 1.09 O's. :eek:
    3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.
  • legoman62
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    1.825 O's here today:D

    Should pass Jan total tomorrow:eek:
    16 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.
  • Merlin139
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    We had joy we had fun we had a day in the Sun! :D Well part of it!

    3.7 O's

    Passed 52% of Estimate.:)
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Oscargrouch
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    edited 18 February 2017 at 12:07AM
    Not good today...1.76 O's..:(..coffee.gif
    Markj1110 wrote: »
    Even worse for me yesterday, 1.09 O's. :eek:
    Same for me today as yesterday...how odd is that ?..:)...1.76 O's..coffee.gif

    Edit: 5 more days to do 5.435 O's to equal the same 1/4 as last year...:eek:..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).
  • legoman62 wrote: »
    1.825 O's here today:D

    Should pass Jan total tomorrow:eek:

    Only 1.22 O's yesterday. Don't think I will pass Januarys total today though. :eek:
    3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.
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