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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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101% of March PVGIS - looked miles off with 10 days to go but amazingly pulled it back to make it on the last day. Last year 102%, so must be some panel degradation creeping in
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Poor start to April. Too much cloud.
2.43 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
I had a bad start with only 0.00 O's hopefully it should improve by the 11th..ASavvyBuyer wrote: »2.71 O's here today. A reasonable start to April.
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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 -
2.5 Os today.4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.0
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Oscargrouch wrote: »I had a bad start with only 0.00 O's hopefully it should improve by the 11th....
Have you thought about doing some maintenance while you are not producing?
Maybe get up and clean your panels?
You could also trying turning them over see if you get production rates!3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
2.32 O's yesterday.
3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.0 -
Yeh, thought about it; trouble is, panels are still producing good power output, but it ain't going nowhere :mad:...Have you thought about doing some maintenance while you are not producing?
Maybe get up and clean your panels?
You could also trying turning them over see if you get production rates!
...... 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 -
Probably not !Oscargrouch wrote: »Yeh, thought about it; trouble is, panels are still producing good power output, but it ain't going nowhere ....
Unless you've got some sort of load attached, the panels won't generate anything. If you want to try and persuade them to generate, you could try connecting their DC output to some sort of heating load (or even a lot of 12V batteries in series). But really not worth bothering as you wouldn't actually get any FIT payment until the output had been converted to AC and fed through the TGM.NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
4.3 O's yesterday. today looking good so far but April target looks massive (454) but beat it last year (462).16 Panel (250W JASolar) 4kWp, facing 170 degrees, 40 degree slope, Solis Inverter. Installed 29/9/2015 - £4700 (Norfolk Solar Together Scheme); 9.6kWh US2000C Pylontech batteries + Solis Inverter installed 12/4/2022 Year target (PVGIS-CMSAF) = 3880kWh - Installer estimate 3452 kWh:Average over 6 years = 4400 :j0
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Probably not !
Unless you've got some sort of load attached, the panels won't generate anything. If you want to try and persuade them to generate, you could try connecting their DC output to some sort of heating load (or even a lot of 12V batteries in series). But really not worth bothering as you wouldn't actually get any FIT payment until the output had been converted to AC and fed through the TGM.
Can I just suggest a bit of care here. Even when the inverter is broken, or switched off (power cut) or isolators have been switched, the panels will still be underload with a serious amount of power, so be very careful doing any maintenance during the daytime.
I believe SolarEdge systems are ok, as the power optimisers remove the load (or something), but regardless, be very careful.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
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