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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    600 Wh here today smiley-shocked012.gif; gone tomorrow (cloud).
    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).
  • John_Pierpoint
    John_Pierpoint Posts: 8,401 Forumite
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    edited 6 January 2013 at 6:42PM
    3.6 kWp inverter North side of Thames estuary facing SE on 30 degree roof.

    kWh
    0.76 31/12 Monday
    8.85 01/01 Tuesday - Almost a perfect sunny day.
    0.71 02/01 Wednesday
    2.22 03/01 Thursday
    1.84 04/01 Friday
    0.96 05/01 Saturday
    0.88 06/01 Sunday - Foggy all day
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    1.78kwh... yeapeee
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    shafeeq wrote: »
    1.78kwh... yeapeee

    Next time...getsmiley.php?show=100
    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).
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,981 Forumite
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    2.0 kWh yesterday.
    Hoping for a better week than last one: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.
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Next time...getsmiley.php?show=100

    maybe today. Been cloudy allday 0.61 kwh today
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    shafeeq wrote: »
    maybe today. Been cloudy allday 0.61 kwh today

    Here too; 1000W.:j Thanks to the doom and gloom, I have only saved 2.65% of my actual usage as of 7 days in to Jan. :mad:
    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).
  • mpn226
    mpn226 Posts: 40 Forumite
    tunnel wrote: »
    LOL,

    I bought a travel kettle to a bit more "greener" before my 2nd set of panels went on. Funny thing is,i'd been after a quiet kettle for about 2 years(2 young kids and open plan house). None of my previous kettles can come anywhere near as quiet as this. Its probably costing me more now in leccy though cos i never hear the damn thing click off so have to keep re-boiling it. :rotfl:

    hi instead of travel kettle try looking up Superkettle runs on approx 700 watts and keeps water very near to boil at all times.
  • zeupater
    zeupater Posts: 5,389 Forumite
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    mpn226 wrote: »
    hi instead of travel kettle try looking up Superkettle runs on approx 700 watts and keeps water very near to boil at all times.
    Hi

    That's a pretty energy inefficient way to heat the water .... firstly, it means that the kettle will initially be heating more water than necessary, then continually utilises energy to replace lost heat.

    We used to have a double walled stainless-steel kettle which did something similar, boil the kettle on full ~3kW then press a button to keep the water 'very hot' .... a total waste of energy, I measured it with our plug-in energy monitor and the relative consumption just for keeping the water warm was rediculous ...

    We now simply have two kettles, a low energy one which is mainly used on dull days and a standard ~3kW fastboil one which gets used at night or when you can't be bothered to wait for a cuppa ..... :D ..... however, whichever kettle is being used, only the required volume of water is heated ....

    Been there, seen the error, mended my ways .... ;)

    HTH
    Z
    "We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. " ...... Aristotle
    B)
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    0.45 kwh.. going down the hill. ..
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