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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 1 August 2017 at 7:23PM
    Merlin139 wrote: »
    4.19 O's to end the month.
    Ended the month on 108% of estimate.
    Worst July yet!
    Still 10% up on year estimate.
    No Complaints here:-
    July '12 318.2
    July '13 400.6
    July '14 388.1
    July '15 344.0
    July '16 346.8
    July '17 360.1
    Happy Days...:beer: :beer: :beer:...coffee.gif
    Edit: Last part of the July figures are in kWh, not O's; Import was 66 kWh compared to 210 kWh usage.....:D
    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).
  • hollie.weimeraner
    hollie.weimeraner Posts: 2,155 Forumite
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    edited 1 August 2017 at 1:24PM
    I hit 473kwh this year which is down from last years 533 but still 9% above PVGIS so can't complain I suppose. Now on the steady decline to winter!
  • Martyn1981
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    T'was an OK month for me with 598kWh's and 102% of target, especially as I'm still down a power optimiser on my WNW system, which might be worth 4%.

    Import was about right at 78kWh's.

    August will take me into the 25MWh generation club.
    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.
  • django01
    django01 Posts: 95 Forumite
    Just about met July PVGIS target. 569 kwh vs target of 564 kwh. It was a good start to the month with the second half being a severe disaster!! July was not as good a month as June.
    4.65kw PV LG 310w, SMA inverter and monitoring. SW London. Installed - 12/10/16
    Heat Genius smart home heating - 12/02/15
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,009 Forumite
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    4.125 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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    4.125 O's here today:D
    Not as good as my measly 4.32 O's so can't complain too much....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).
  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    4.34 O's today in the sunshine & sporadic rain.
    4kw PV fitted 4th July 2014 (Green Energy NW £5600). WSW facing, 30 deg Pitch, Unshaded, Samil Solar River inverter, 16 Solar World Mono panels, Iboost on Immersion Heater. located in mid Lincolnshire.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    Clouds with odd sun and rain.

    3.54 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • silverwhistle
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    I have to say that I am an occasional poster who doesn't really know what's going on (just to reassure others in the same situation..).

    My Owl monitor doesn't match with my generation meter, but my general production seems a bit lower than many of you with similar installations. No idea if it's panels, inverter or that Silver Birch at the bottom of the garden that I thought had stopped growing! Not sure how to troubleshoot the system.

    I'm coming up to my 4th anniversary in a couple of weeks so we'll see then. I'm very happy to have my panels so will try and keep my competitive instincts to women's football and our upcoming season! Hoping for a few Hawai's in our league, but this season for us instead of against us..:(

    Time for bed, everything switched off at the plug except for the computer power block to follow.. I feel slightly guilty I'm charging my phone overnight on bought in electricity!:D
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    A better July than last year with 486.9 kWh compared to 475.9 kWh and reaching 108.9% of PVGIS estimate this year.
    Import, lowest so far since getting the panels two years ago, at just 83 kWh for the month. No gas use this month.
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