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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was us that scorched the sky.
Another month 25% below normal...I think....0 -
PVGS April forecast 399.5 kWh Actual 325 kWh so 18.6% below expectation.NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50
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0.65 O's today and a mere 85.77kwh for April.
Mind you only installed on 25th so an average of just 1.6 O's/day.:oEast coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.0 -
A miserable end to the month with 0.65 and 0.7 Os for the last two days. April total of 89.29 Os, 18.1% below PVGIS. My worst April ever (2015 was the best) and over 25% down on last year.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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Dismal here. Ended the month down 23% on expectation. That follows March that was even worse. What a dismal year to date for PV and that after the v=best February to date...0
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Worst April by miles here. Got 79% ESE, 84% WNW and 81% overall.
75 O's in total.
Leccy import was 136kWh
Leccy consumption was 280kWh
Export was 274kWh
Good weather start to May, and week one should be fine.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 -
On a lighter note, by 8.30 this morning our system had already surpassed the whole of yesterdays output.:DEast coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.0
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407 Kwh V target of 470.
Last year generated 540.
Pretty shabby.16 265w panels South facing, 45 degrees, West Norfolk.0 -
That's more like it, 5.45 Os today2kWp 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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Good start to the month.
Hawaii + 0.10 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0
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