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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,491 Forumite
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    Dec closed at a sad 80% and 11.3 O's.
    Imported 241kWh and consumed 297kWh.

    2018 was a good year, second best, with 4,564kWh and 818 O's, 104% of target.

    Total consumption = 3,145kWh's
    Total import = 1,753kWh's
    Total export = 3,172kWh's (70%)

    Total gen to date 30,594kWh's, or 5.48MWh/kWp
    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.
  • Zarch
    Zarch Posts: 393 Forumite
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    December came in at 80% of PVGIS...... onwards and upwards into my first full year ahead!! :)
    17 x 300W panels (5.1kW) on a 3.68kW SolarEdge system in Sunny Sheffield.
    12kW Pylontech battery storage system with Lux AC controller
    Creator of the Energy Stats UK website and @energystatsuk Twitter Feed
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    Dec closed at a sad 80% and 11.3 O's.
    Imported 241kWh and consumed 297kWh.

    2018 was a good year, second best, with 4,564kWh and 818 O's, 104% of target.

    Total consumption = 3,145kWh's
    Total import = 1,753kWh's
    Total export = 3,172kWh's (70%)

    Total gen to date 30,594kWh's, or 5.48MWh/kWp


    As a comparison, from up in the Welsh Valleys:
    Best year so far, only 2.4kWh off PVGIS yearly estimate.
    Nearly the best December @ 112.6% of PVGIS estimate.
    Used 84.8 % of generation in December.
    71.69% of imported energy at the 5p/kWh rate on Octopus Go Tariff, giving us an average cost of just 7.554p/kWh for all imported electricity in December.
    Gas use down by over 30% compared to last December (mainly helped by the milder weather & using the heat pump more).
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    As per usual; best day this month...0.4 O's...: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).
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    As per usual; best day this month...0.4 O's...:beer:..coffee.gif
    Better here, 0.5 O's as the sun finally showed its face.......best day this year!!!:D:rotfl:
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,657 Forumite
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    tunnel wrote: »
    Better here, 0.5 O's as the sun finally showed its face.......best day this year!!!:D:rotfl:
    A glimmer of hope for the coming month, 0.58 O's, but still about 0.3 under PVGIS!
    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.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,491 Forumite
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    Lovely 0.8 O's here, and a big shout out to the weathermen and women who a week ago started to predict sunny weather for the 1st-4th Jan. Let's hope the next 3 days follow suit.
    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: 5,064 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    As per usual; best day this month...0.4 O's...:beer:..coffee.gif

    0.925 O's today. Best day for a year....this one!:rotfl:
    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.
  • Rheumatoid
    Rheumatoid Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    Best year so far = 4510kWh :T
    16 Panel (250W JASolar) 4kWp, facing 170 degrees, 40 degree slope, Solis Inverter. Installed 29/9/2015 - £4700 (Norfolk Solar Together Scheme); 9.6kWh US2000C Pylontech batteries + Solis Inverter installed 12/4/2022 Year target (PVGIS-CMSAF) = 3880kWh - Installer estimate 3452 kWh:Average over 6 years = 4400 :j
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,123 Forumite
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    Actually managed 0.86 Os yesterday, which is a half-decent result but only 79% of Jan PVGIS. I've only beaten January PVGIS twice in seven years, which is not surprising considering my telegraph pole shading issues in the winter.
    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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