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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Dave_Fowler
    Dave_Fowler Posts: 626 Forumite
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    Only 0.83 Os today. Just require 31 Os tomorrow to make up for the dreadful weather this March. Worst March figures since 2010.

    Dave F
    Solar PV System 1: 2.96kWp South+8 degrees. Roof 38 degrees. 'Normal' system
    Solar PV System 2: 3.00kWp South-4 degrees. Roof 28 degrees. SolarEdge system
    EV car, PodPoint charger
    Lux LXP 3600 ACS + 6 x 2.4kWh Aoboet LFP 2400 battery storage. Installed Feb 2021
    Location: Bedfordshire
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,312 Forumite
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    Another naff day!

    Graph was good but just of a poor standard!

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

  • cjmillsnun
    cjmillsnun Posts: 615 Forumite
    PVOutput went down, so downloaded the log file from my Raspberry Pi.

    Almost wished I hadn't bothered...

    0.920 O's
    2.88 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 2017
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    A Cracking 1.44 O's today...:(...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).
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Well i'm calling it for March as it's pi**ing it down here and with 5 days of NO generation due to the white fluffy stuff i really don't see myself achieving the required 34 O's today to make PVGIS
    March produced just 50 O's for me:wall:

    Note to anyone who's in the middle of their FiT cycle dates, don't forget to take your readings tonight as tomorrow the rates rise(not that you'll notice much with the weather:snow_grin)
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • pinnks
    pinnks Posts: 1,569 Forumite
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    Pretty much the same here. Just under 51 Os or to put it another way, the worst March to date, falling nearly 25 Os short of PVGIS.

    Any chance I'll generate 4.5 times my max ever daily generation before the sun goes down in a couple of hours:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    How much does the FIT payment go up in April?.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,486 Forumite
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    That was a painful month. 79% of target (ESE 78% , WNW 87%). 51.77 O's.

    Import was 168kWh's, consumption was 296kWh's.

    Exactly on target for annual gen, so super Feb made up for lousy Mch.

    Forecast suggests Apr will be a tough ole start too.
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 31 March 2018 at 7:21PM
    ajbell wrote: »
    How much does the FIT payment go up in April?.
    Mine goes to £0.5275p incl FIT and Gen. depends when your install was..:D A mere 1.44 O's today: Gives me 65.72 O's for March '18 compared to 67.76 O's March '17..But I did have an Inverter failure for the last 4 days of March '17..:rotfl:..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).
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    what percentage is is the rise in FIT payments this year?
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
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