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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Tues, Wed & Thursday = 14.48 O's an average of 4.826666666666667 O's per day...:D
    Friday was a/an Hawaii + 0.76 O's...:beer: Today ended with only 3.16 O's..:mad:...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
    KevinG Posts: 2,109 Forumite
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    Thanks KevinG, it would be interesting to know your rough location if you don't mind sharing it!
    West Sussex, as on my profile, but towards the northern part.
    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: 5,033 Forumite
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    edited 13 May 2018 at 1:11PM
    2.9 O’s here yesterday. Worst Day this month so far:eek:
    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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,281 Forumite
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    Didn't see much of the Sun yesterday but still managed 4.13 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    Still generating a bit but 5.33 Os today and weather forecast completely wrong as forecast rain all day today. 267 kwh so far in May.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,281 Forumite
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    Poor day with too much cloud!

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

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,033 Forumite
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    Better than expected 4.2 O’s here today:j
    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.
  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    :)Much better today :-) Hawaii + .48 of an O today in the sunshine :beer:
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Great day today..a/an Hawaii + 1.12 O's. Last quarter I had done 225.6 O's; this quarter to date I have made 282.44 O's; Mind you, my Inverter went AWAL for two weeks last year; and another 9 days of this quarter to go!....: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
    KevinG Posts: 2,109 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Better than expected 4.2 O’s here today:j

    Same here - 4.2.
    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.
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