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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Not too bad a day all things considered, end of Gen = a/an Hawaii + 0.32 O's...Total O's for the Month..154.28; Happy Days..:beer:..:j...:D...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).
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,313 Forumite
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    Afraid I just missed the 'magic' 600kWh this month.

    PVGIS forecast (Climate-SAF) : 474
    May Actual : 596 i.e. 25.7% above expectations.
    I'm sure the £325 will come in handy !
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Sterlingtimes
    Sterlingtimes Posts: 2,529 Forumite
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    June 2014 was the previous best month at 509 kWh. May 2018 is 511 kWh. Helps to make up for a dreadful April here.
    I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,034 Forumite
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    Cold and misty morning here on the E coast...nice afternoon.:D
    Made 557.9kWh this month, previous best May 2015 = 511.3kWh
    Did not quite beat my highest ever month July 2013 = 560kWh
    Reasonable end to the month with 3.9 O’s today:)
    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: 7,282 Forumite
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    No real action till 14:00 so ended the day with, 3.71 O's

    Best ever month with a total of 633.4 kWh's or 159.3 O's

    132.7 % of estimate for the month.

    Around 30 O's ahead of estimate at this time for the year but still my worst year.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,110 Forumite
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    Not such a bad day as the last couple thanks to a bright morning, which is good for me. 3.11 Os and a record-breaking monthly total of 294.13 kWh, 29.6% over PVGIS for the month. Previous best was 278.68 kWh in July 2014 and previous best May was 253.34 kWh in 2016. More of the same in June, please! :j
    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
    2.6 Os today and 615kwh for May, only 67kwh taken from the grid.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Nice to see how the kWh/kWp results tend to show a realistic comparison in the UK over a month despite pitch, region, etc.etc. Would you not agree Eric?..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).
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,634 Forumite
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    Beginners luck! 3.98 O's today and 162.7 for our first full months generation. Just in time, instead of usually being just too late!:j
    East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.
  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    30th May 0.82 O's

    31st May 3.76 O's came good later on
    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.
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