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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    A smidgen over 6 O's yesterday.
    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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,105 Forumite
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    It's all been a bit boring this month, nearly all around the 4-5 Os mark with yesterday one of only two days in July to achieve a Maiden with 6.17 Os. Currently at 61.6% of July PVGIS at just under the half-way mark.
    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.
  • jimmyboy420
    jimmyboy420 Posts: 1,004 Forumite
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    Not postred here for a while but this great weather has encouraged me. I'm surprised to see I'm averaging very nearly a Hawaii a day - but it seems that's small fry compared to some of you!


    Great stuff! Enjoyable weather!
    3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
    Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.
  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    4.51 O's today and just a few spots of rain this evening..
    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: 5,025 Forumite
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    4.3 O’s here today, dark already:D
    8 hours of rain would be nice..right now:think::drool:
    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: 7,270 Forumite
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    A mixed day of sun, cloud and more sun!

    4.45 O's

    As I was working in the garden all day it made it more bearable.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    4.16 O's today & some rain, at last!
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,162 Forumite
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    edited 17 July 2018 at 9:33PM
    Hi guys, I have just recently had a new installation by Moixa consisting of 26 300w panels and one of their 3kwh batteries. I missed the boat with the early FiT payments some of you are enjoying but am hoping to save a bit of money on my bills especially on water heating with the IBoost solar water heater controller.

    My installation is split east/west and looking at the production figures some of you are getting I am definitely losing out to the south facing roofs. I understand it will only get worse as the days get shorter.

    I am not convinced that a battery will ever pay for itself but decided to take the plunge and save on the VAT and hope that Gridshare will make me some money in the future.

    I love numbers and am fascinated by the production figures quoted. So far the best I have seen is 41kwh and a Hawaii. With my east west roof I doubt I will ever see a Maiden.

    I will post updates of my experience with the battery as I get more into it.
    Northern Lincolnshire. 7.8 kWp system, (4.2 kw west facing panels , 3.6 kw east facing), Solis inverters, Solar IBoost water heater, Mitsubishi SRK35ZS-S and SRK20ZS-S Wall Mounted Inverter Heat Pumps, ex Nissan Leaf owner)
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,270 Forumite
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    Had some rain in the early hours and I thought great will have full butts in the morning. This morning discovered that they never fill up. Just had water coming in and going straight out as the taps were open! DW used the last water from them so she is to blame!

    Very up and down day. Around midday the sky cleared for about 15 minutes.

    3.85 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,025 Forumite
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    Had some rain in the early hours and I thought great will have full butts in the morning. This morning discovered that they never fill up. Just had water coming in and going straight out as the taps were open! DW used the last water from them so she is to blame!

    Very up and down day. Around midday the sky cleared for about 15 minutes.

    3.85 O's

    I did the same, cleaned my butts out and left the valve open:eek:
    Luckily...or unluckily We didn't get any rain.:rotfl:
    3.45 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.
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