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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,011 Forumite
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    A slightly better than expected 2.55 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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,094 Forumite
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    A pathetic 0.71 Os today, much less sun than expected, hoping for better things tomorrow.
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    A slightly better than expected 2.55 O's here today:D
    And here, with a tidy ....4.68 O's..:beer:..:beer:..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).
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,141 Forumite
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    126% of PVGIS today (= 1.64 Os) - far better than forecast.
    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)
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Poor day today giving 2.04 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).
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,094 Forumite
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    edited 5 October 2018 at 7:22PM
    A fairly decent 4.44 Os today. The Hawaii days may be over! :(

    (I've never actually had a Hawaii in October, 1st October this year was the closest I got at 4.96)
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,011 Forumite
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    Down, down, deeper and down:mad: 1.5 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.
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,141 Forumite
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    78% PVGIS today (Now, just to make the rest of you feel smug - 1.02 Os)
    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: 7,259 Forumite
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    edited 6 October 2018 at 8:07PM
    And some of you think you had it bad yesterday! :cool:

    0.37 O's :mad:

    Worst day of the month. Worst day since 10/04/18
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,094 Forumite
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    Ha! 0.15 Os! Worst day since the snow in March! The inverter cut out completely a few times, it was so dark.
    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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