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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,268 Forumite
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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 Wolds

  • KevinG
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    Very lucky I never had a Zero!
    I've had a few zeros due to snow cover.
    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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,268 Forumite
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    KevinG wrote: »
    I've had a few zeros due to snow cover.

    Snow in West Sussex? :rotfl:
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • KevinG
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    Snow in West Sussex? :rotfl:
    You should have seen it in 2010 (admittedly pre-PV) - 13" deep and that was just on the car roof!
    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.
  • Coastalwatch
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    Snow in West Sussex? :rotfl:
    Little chance of the efficiency dropping much due to overheating then!
    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.
  • Merlin139
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    Generally poor day!

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

  • Oscargrouch
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    Generally poor day!3.41 O's
    Even poorer here, but better than yesterday....3.08 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).
  • Coastalwatch
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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. 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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,022 Forumite
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    Thought I was finished at 16.00 when it started to rain:mad:
    Sun came out again = 3.225 O's 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.
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,152 Forumite
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    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)
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