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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Crowmann
    Crowmann Posts: 136
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    Feb's numbers (small drum roll)…..


    Generation 370 Kwh - pretty amazing as its only 4.2 Kw sized array.

    165 % of PVGIS
    16 265w panels South facing, 45 degrees, West Norfolk.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 1,876
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    Well I told you I wouldn't get 3.16 Os today, a colossal 0.65! That takes me to a February total of 61.23 Os, 35.2% above PVGIS and my second best February by a small margin below 2018.
    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.
  • Zarch
    Zarch Posts: 393
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    Feb final numbers: 129% of PVGIS average and used 40% of generated. :)
    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
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393
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    Third worstest result today during Feb...0.6 O's...:eek:...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).
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,185
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    By comparison a stonking 1.83 O's today taking the month total to 69 O's and 154% compared to pvgis prediction. What a start to 2019!:D
    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.
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737
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    26.13 O's for February; just slightly less than last year's.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,600
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    Only 0.6 O's here today:mad:
    Worst Feb total 2017 122.7kWh. Previous best 2014 174.2 kWh:D
    This Feb 187.5kWh: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.
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,253
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    My pvgis 'forecast' Feb is 158kWh.
    Actual Feb gen was 222kWh - i.e. 40.5% above expectation.
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 6,911
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    Ended the month of February on 70.53 O's

    Best ever February and 169% of Estimate.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Waywardmike
    Waywardmike Posts: 201
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    The numbers are in for Feb..

    310.5 kWh... 77.63 O's...

    162.55% of PVGIS, in terms of % of PVGIS, best month since install...
    4 Kwp System, South Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 16 x 250W Solarworld Panels, SMA Sunnyboy 3600 Inverter, Installed 02/09/14 in Sunny South Bedford - £5600
    Growatt AC Coupled SPA3000tl and 6.5kWh battery Installed Apr 2022
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