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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,281 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Bitterly cold and windy, with sun after 14.00

    I would have chopped my arm off for Sun after 14:00! :eek:

    None in my location till around 17:00 when it was of very little use! :eek:

    All I got was Haw + 0.05 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Thought it was going to be my worst day of the month today:eek:Bitterly cold and windy, with sun after 14.00 = 3.125 O's:D
    Don't know what it was like here today but only did 3.84 O's..:cool:...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: 2,108 Forumite
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    A pretty lacklustre 3.12 Os today but tomorrow looking much better.
    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: 2,108 Forumite
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    All I got was Haw + 0.05 O's
    Please enlighten me, is a "Haw" 2.5 Os?
    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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,281 Forumite
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    KevinG wrote: »
    Please enlighten me, is a "Haw" 2.5 Os?

    Oh Yes!

    arf a hawaii! :rotfl:
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,448 Forumite
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    arf a hawaii! :rotfl:

    Ibiza in the off season?
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    Ibiza in the off season?
    Good name for 2.5 O's: I like it..: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).
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    5.98 Os today, 356 kWh for May so far.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,108 Forumite
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    5.99 Os. So close! :)
    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.
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Another Hawaii + 0.26 O's today.
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