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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,032 Forumite
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    edited 30 May 2018 at 8:41PM
    Miserable day here today = 2.625 O's:D
    Easily passed my best May.....could be the best month ever: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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Miserable day here today = 2.375 O's:D
    Easily passed my best May.....could be the best month ever:eek:
    Slightly better here; but not on Par with many other posts...:mad:...4.32 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).
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    An Hawaii + 0.29 O's today and gone through PVGIS estimate for the month.
  • Ferdy147
    Ferdy147 Posts: 130 Forumite
    5kw short of a record 600kw month. Lucky Monday was a great day as the forecast for the remaining days in May aren't all that great.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,447 Forumite
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    edited 29 May 2018 at 8:29AM
    KevinG wrote: »
    Well I can't wait until shutdown to post today, well over a Hawaii and smashed through my all-time monthly record set in July 2014 with three days to go. :j :j :j

    Thanks, that inspired me to check back.

    Highest May was previously 658kWh in 2015. Now at 658.8kWh this year, and well over the 629kWh target.

    Average weather would take May to 722kWh's, but I don't think we'll get average here, but we shall see, certainly looks like a fifth 700 might be on the cards.
    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.
  • Waywardmike
    Waywardmike Posts: 205 Forumite
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    So I've had my best month ever since install (Sep 2014)...

    592.77 kWh.

    My worst day this month was 6.5 kWh, so 3 more of them would still take me clear of the 600 kWh mark for this month! fingers crossed...

    :)

    Also, I'm now 101.96% of target for the year, which is great as I was starting think my system was broken after March and April's figures were in... _pale_
    4 Kwp System, South Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 16 x 250W Solarworld Panels, SMA Sunnyboy 3600 Inverter, Installed 02/09/14 in Sunny South Bedford - £5600
    Growatt AC Coupled SPA3000tl and 6.5kWh battery Installed Apr 2022
  • Merlin139
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    Better than average Bank Holiday for the weather!:rotfl:

    Poor by this May standards but anything is better than nothing!;)

    Wink + 0.88 O's

    New record again 601.5 kWh's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    Still waiting for the first ray of sunshine today. I only need an average of just over 3 Os per day to hit my first 300 kWh month but if it carries on like this there's no chance.
    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.
  • Ferdy147
    Ferdy147 Posts: 130 Forumite
    Ferdy147 wrote: »
    5kw short of a record 600kw month. Lucky Monday was a great day as the forecast for the remaining days in May aren't all that great.

    Today hasn't been as dull as had been forecast so have smashed the 600kw barrier for the first time since installation. Currently on 607kw. Roll the FIT payment!
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    Ferdy147 wrote: »
    Today hasn't been as dull as had been forecast
    It was much duller than forecast for me, which I suppose makes up for quite a few days being brighter than forecast.
    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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