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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Long time no see.
I'll be on 58 Os for the mnonth by the time today is over, I would think (I only need a few tenths of a kWh more). I had 4.4 Os on one day! Best ever in February.
James3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.0 -
jimmyboy420 wrote: »I'll be on 58 Os for the mnonth by the time today is over, I would think (I only need a few tenths of a kWh more). I had 4.4 Os on one day! Best ever in February.
I think ours will be too. Best day was over 5 Os which is amazing for Feb and month could well go over 60 (190kWh) if the sun stays out today and just edge past 2014.Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0 -
Poor day but with the conditions out there better than expected.
2.06 O's For today.
2015 232 kWh's
2016 269 kWh's
2017 172 kWh's
2018 210 kWh's 126.5 % of estimate.3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
Staggering month. New best percentage record beating 131% from 2013 (July) with a mighty 142%, and the ESE managed 150%.
Previous best year, 2016 with 190kWh's, beaten with 234kWh's.
Imported 168kWh, consumed 305kWh's, exported 97kWhs.
Heat pump was running most days from around 9am (8am later in the month) to 4pm (4.30pm later in the month).
No complaints, looking forward to Mch when generation goes up considerably, but perhaps a slow start looking at the forecast for the next 8 days.
Edit - Oops, I forgot me O's ..... 41.86 O's.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh 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 -
4.13 Os for the last day of February and a fantastic month overall, 63.74 Os vs PVGIS of 45.2 (41% over). By far my best February ever, the only other one that came close was 2012 (and that was a leap year) and I beat that by 23%. More than makes up for a poor January. Happy days.2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.0
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Same here. 33% above expectations for Feb and better than 2016, which of course was a 29-day February!
Generated 256kWh, exported just 15kWh, consumed the rest and imported 134kWh.
This was helped by the fact that my excess now goes via my immerSUN to the 1.8kw of UFH in the kitchen. Floor kept up to temp from about 9am (subject to at least some sun of course) until sunset and still enough excess on many days to heat the hot water and put a few hundred Wh into the oil radiator.
Kitchen in particular has never been so cosy!0 -
1.59 O's today.
27.3 O's for the month, compared to PVGIS-5 estimate of 22.4 O's.
So just above 121% of estimate.
Best Feb since install.0 -
Stunning day today 4.038 O's
122% against PVGIS for February, however I have no data for either the 1st or 2nd.
Can't tell you what I export as I don't have any power meters, however I have my eye on an OWL system. I'll continue to use my inverter for my O's though, as I'm happy with its accuracy,
Total O's for the month (except the 1st and 2nd) 58.9422.88 kWp System, SE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 240W Conergy Panels, Samil Solar River Inverter, Havant, Hampshire. Installed July 2012, acquired by me on purchase of house in August 20170 -
Made nothing today:mad: Snow on panels:(
Got steps out to clean them...decided not to, as snow was 6" deep in drive:eek:
My first nil-pwa:D16 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 -
Didn't quite manage to beat 2014 this month, if only I'd cleaned the panels yesterday it would have taken us over the line.
PVGIS 137kWh
Actual was 190kWh so 138% above estimateRemember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0
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