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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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5.1 Os today, and the wind was extremely cold at ground level. I take the point about the panels being cooler in the first half of the year! But is it the whole story?O G :cool: Somewhere on the South Downs
3.29kWp S by E
Greetings to Druids everywhere0 -
2.65 O's there today....still no Hawaii :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.0
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3.14 O's
2/3's in to the month now at 79% of Estimate.
Long may it continue.3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
2.83 O's for yesterday.0
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old_grouser wrote: »5.1 Os today, and the wind was extremely cold at ground level. I take the point about the panels being cooler in the first half of the year! But is it the whole story?
Hiya, it's probably the largest part of the story as temps here have been very low the last few days. The other boosts are that April can have very clear skies, and depending on your roof pitch might be about the best angle as winter sun is too low, and summer sun too high, but April (and October) ... Goldilocks!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 -
2.11 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
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3.07 O's yesterday and at 72%3.99KW SunEdison (14 * 285W), Solis inverter, iBoost, Herts, roughly SW facing0
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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 -
2.45 O's for me today. 30C where I am now:D
Will try and bring some of it home 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.0
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