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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139 wrote: »
    What a day! :eek::rotfl:

    Wife has been out in the garden sunbathing in her bikini! :o :rotfl:

    Worst day since 14/01/2018. ;) Think I said that 4 days ago! :D

    0.14 O's


    Oh its been bloody cold and wet! The ark is starting to float! :rotfl:
    You're lucky, 0.087 O's here.:(
    There's some consolation in that having spent two days on the consrvatory roof last week the leaks appear to be cured. :)
    East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kWp SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kWp WSW vertical. Carport 3° pitch 6.16kWp. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x A2A HP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H. Graig Fatha 1.56 kW's, Kirk Hill 0.88 kW's, CoCharger Host & Interest in Abundance.
  • legoman62
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Miserable day here today = 0.6 O's:D
    Next few days looking the same:eek:

    Not wrong there then:eek:0.25 O's today:D
    Almost £440.00 FIT payment received yesterday softened the blow:T
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Not wrong there then:eek:0.25 O's today:D
    Almost £440.00 FIT payment received yesterday softened the blow:T
    I am Due in two days time to put mine in...currently @ £312.07...(£124.828p £kWp) 2nd worstest day this month today..0.32 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).
  • JKenH
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Not wrong there then:eek:0.25 O's today:D
    Almost £440.00 FIT payment received yesterday softened the blow:T

    On cloudy days us yellowbellies stick together. 1.97 kWh for 0.25 Os.

    Sadly my FiT payment which is due around now will only be a quarter of that.
    Northern Lincolnshire. 7.8 kWp system, (4.2 kWwest facing panels , 3.6 kWeast facing), Solis inverters installed 2018, 5kW SSE facing system (shaded in afternoon) added in 2025 with Tesla PW3 battery, Mitsubishi SRK35ZS-S and SRK20ZS-S Wall Mounted A2A Heat Pumps, ex Nissan Leaf owner.
  • Zarch
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    My worst day since install, just 0.57kWh for 0.111 Os earning me a whopping 4p on current FIT tariffs!! LOL. :)
    17 x 300W panels (5.1kW) on a 3.68kW SolarEdge system in Sunny Sheffield.
    12kW Pylontech battery storage system with Lux AC controller
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  • JKenH
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    I thought today was supposed to be better but no sign of life yet from the panels.

    edit: the west roof has just woken up.
    Northern Lincolnshire. 7.8 kWp system, (4.2 kWwest facing panels , 3.6 kWeast facing), Solis inverters installed 2018, 5kW SSE facing system (shaded in afternoon) added in 2025 with Tesla PW3 battery, Mitsubishi SRK35ZS-S and SRK20ZS-S Wall Mounted A2A Heat Pumps, ex Nissan Leaf owner.
  • JKenH wrote: »
    I thought today was supposed to be better but no sign of life yet from the panels.

    edit: the west roof has just woken up.

    I thought the sun rose in the east?
  • Martyn1981
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    I thought the sun rose in the east?

    We are now in the age of Trump. Perhaps it's an alternative sun as KAC would say?
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.

    For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.
  • Kicking things off today, 1.66 O's, a pleasant contrast to yesterday and probably the next the two days also. :)
    East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kWp SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kWp WSW vertical. Carport 3° pitch 6.16kWp. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x A2A HP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H. Graig Fatha 1.56 kW's, Kirk Hill 0.88 kW's, CoCharger Host & Interest in Abundance.
  • JKenH
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    In the wrong part of Lincolnshire today, 0.45 Os
    Northern Lincolnshire. 7.8 kWp system, (4.2 kWwest facing panels , 3.6 kWeast facing), Solis inverters installed 2018, 5kW SSE facing system (shaded in afternoon) added in 2025 with Tesla PW3 battery, Mitsubishi SRK35ZS-S and SRK20ZS-S Wall Mounted A2A Heat Pumps, ex Nissan Leaf owner.
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