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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,493 Forumite
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    TBF the forecast for the first week of Dec said grey and rainy, and we got grey and rainy. Month end prediction has been dropping 1-2% each day as I enter the miserable gen figures.

    But, the forecast for the next week is all suns, though most include clouds or rain too, but at least there's a sun .... hopefully.
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    A meagre 0.12 O's...coffee.gif
    Slightly less meagre 0.28 O's for today: Inverter got bored at 14:30...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: 5,190 Forumite
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    A much better day. Still no sun or even a hint of it, a bit of drizzle and 0.22 Os, 5 times what we managed yesterday.
    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)
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,659 Forumite
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    0.223 O's, not brilliant but double yesterdays total. Back to 93% of month average.
    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: 5,067 Forumite
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    Deesastrous December day:(:mad:0.425 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.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,493 Forumite
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    Fingers crossed the sun will be with us from 10am to 3pm today, with some obstruction from white clouds. I would like some better generation, but to be honest I'm simply missing that beautiful glowing orb having not seen it for a week.
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,067 Forumite
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    Away for a couple of weeks so 0.5ish O’s today😀
    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
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Away for a couple of weeks so 0.5ish O’s today😀

    Same here. Not away on holiday but 0.49 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)
  • tunnel
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    but to be honest I'm simply missing that beautiful glowing orb having not seen it for a week.
    Hallelujah to that, although i've seen it a couple of times this week and a combined O today:wave:
    Soon be shortest day and we can rejoice once more:T
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Slightly better today with..1.24 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).
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