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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    So today, a beautiful Maiden + .85 O,s and still chugging away at 50w incoming as the sun sets

    :T
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,033 Forumite
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    Hawaii + 0.775 O’s here today:D
    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.
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    Hawaii + 0.87 O's today.
  • Ferdy147
    Ferdy147 Posts: 130 Forumite
    7.3 O's!

    No clouds to be seen today!
  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    6.55 Os here and 488kwh for May so far.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,172 Forumite
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    edited 23 May 2018 at 9:22AM
    Still need another 0.5 Os to get to pvgis this month - quietly confident
    I think....
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Managed a bit of Gen today...a/an Hawaii + 1.88 O's..: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).
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,448 Forumite
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    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:

    And of course the weather forecast changed as soon as I posted that!

    Now predicting poor weather for the five days after today. Still, I've got 700 litres of air in my water butts that I'd like to displace with a nice drop of rain, and a lawn that's now harder than concrete, so not all bad news.

    Great gen yesterday of 5.59 O's. 13 O's to hit May target.
    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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,109 Forumite
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    Ferdy147 wrote: »
    7.3 O's!

    No clouds to be seen today!
    I think that's the highest I've ever seen.
    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.
  • hollie.weimeraner
    hollie.weimeraner Posts: 2,155 Forumite
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    edited 23 May 2018 at 3:02PM
    Despite early morning cloud I've gone through the 500 Kwh barrier this morning for the month :beer::j. Just need an average of 3.5 O's per day until the end of the month to hit 600 Kwh. Tomorrow should see me hit my best month since installing the panels 2 1/2 years ago.
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