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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Coastalwatch wrote: »After a brilliant start to August then down to earth with a bump today. Reckon we might even take the wooden spoon.:o
0.62 O's our lowest daily figure to date. But amazingly monthly generation 145% compared to pvgis!:j
It will get far worse!:D
0.02115869 O's is my worst! Very lucky I never had a Zero!3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
You should have seen it in 2010 (admittedly pre-PV) - 13" deep and that was just on the car roof!Snow in West Sussex? :rotfl: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-2022.0 -
Little chance of the efficiency dropping much due to overheating then!Snow in West Sussex? :rotfl: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.0 -
Generally poor day!
3.41 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
Even poorer here, but better than yesterday....3.08 O's..:(..Generally poor day!3.41 O's
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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Coastalwatch wrote: »After a brilliant start to August then down to earth with a bump today. Reckon we might even take the wooden spoon. 0.62 O's our lowest daily figure to date.:o
Back up again today thankfully, 3.9 O's as opposed to pvgis August daily average of 3.55!
Even better, charged the EV with 13.6 kWh's of 100% solar energy.:)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.0 -
Thought I was finished at 16.00 when it started to rain:mad:
Sun came out again = 3.225 O's today:D16 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.0 -
3.05 Os. Good start, poor middle, strong late aft and dull evening.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)0
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