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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,108 Forumite
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    edited 18 May 2018 at 9:05PM
    6.3 Os today, not to be sneezed at. Now at 83% of May PVGIS with 58% of the month gone. :)
    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.
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    6.2 Os today and 381 kwh for May so far.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,033 Forumite
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    Hawaii + 0.575 O's 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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Hawaii + 0.575 O's today:j
    Beat yer..:rotfl: a/an Hawaii + 0.840000 O's..:beer:..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).
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,281 Forumite
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    Maiden + 0.06 O's today

    Spent around 45 minutes today up a ladder trying to remove a Drey from under 1 of my panels. Had to do this as I noticed 2 of the little F****** running around up there yesterday!

    Looking at what I was able to remove it looks very recent as the grass and leaves were quite fresh! Have kept the ladder up so will be looking again each day until they are gone. My Air rifle is also loaded ready And we thought they were so cute running along our back fence!
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,448 Forumite
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    theboylard wrote: »
    You read it here folks, it's all Mart's fault if May goes all Pete Tong on us!!!

    I've taken legal advice on this and apparently my defence is "ajbell said it first". Also I use a BOGOF lawyer so got "he who smelt it, dealt it" for free.

    Anyway's I'm gonna double down on the kiss of death with the fact that the weather forecast here that goes to the 28th (so far) is predicting good to above average every day. :kiss:
    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.
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    edited 19 May 2018 at 8:06PM
    6.86 Os today and 409kwh so far for May.
    35kwh taken from grid.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • Oscargrouch
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    edited 19 May 2018 at 8:27PM
    Calling it a day now unless I can knock the house out to the West of me: Ended with a mere Hawaii + 1.84 O's. At the moment, last year I made a Total of £116.88p. for this 1/4. Currently at £143.988p for this 1/4. Numbers are calculated £/kWp. Another three days to go before my end 1/4..:beer::beer:...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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    Not quite so good as Oscar, 6.46 Os (Hawaii+1.46) but that'll do. Quite a bit of cloud in the morning so better than I expected.
    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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    Still producing today, and as far as I am aware not been doing it at this point this year!

    Peak lower than than it has been the last few days!

    Maiden + 0.87 O's

    2 more days to go until my 4 year Anniversary!
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

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