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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Hawaii + 3.6 kWh yesterday:beer:
    Would that be 8.6 kWh in total...:rotfl::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).
  • KevinG
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    edited 6 May 2018 at 10:08PM
    Would that be 8.6 kWh in total...:rotfl::rotfl:coffee.gif
    5.9 Os, as I'm sure you worked out, but mixing Os and kWh is really not on! :)
    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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,110 Forumite
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    "Only" 6.36 Os today. It's just too hot! The difference in my peak generation between an ambient temperature of 10° and 20°+ is staggering.
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,035 Forumite
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    Would that be 8.6 kWh in total...:rotfl::rotfl:coffee.gif
    Home sweet home and what a result today...a/an Hawaii + 1.52 O's. Will do the guestemate for the last 7 days the morrow, maybe...coffee.gif

    So you actually had a Maiden + 0.52 O's yesterday? :wall::rotfl:

    Maiden + 0.125 O's here today:grin:
    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
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    edited 6 May 2018 at 9:07PM
    legoman62 wrote: »
    So you actually had a Maiden + 0.52 O's yesterday? :wall::rotfl:
    Maiden + 0.125 O's here today:grin:
    No: today I had A/an Hawaii + 1.68 O's..:rotfl::rotfl::)..(6.68) O's ...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
    6.79 O's today.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,449 Forumite
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    Topped 30kWh for the first time since last summer, with a lovely 5.5 O's. 6 O's is about the limit here.
    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.
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    Not quite a Maiden for yesterday with just 5.86 O's
  • Merlin139
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    Another good day.

    Maiden + 0.70 O's

    Only 100th of an O less than the day before!
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,035 Forumite
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    No: today I had A/an Hawaii + 1.68 O's..:rotfl::rotfl::)..(6.68) O's ...coffee.gif

    So you had a maiden + 0.68 O’s:think:
    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.
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