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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Ended with 1.44 O's...:cool:...
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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
One miserable O here today:mad:worst day for ages:eek: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.0
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2.4 O's today and slipping further behind pvgis for April.:eek: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.0
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1.98 O's
Still 10kWh ahead of PVGIS......but I've got a feeling I'm going to need that...and more....judging by next week's forecast.4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North LincsInstalled June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400Sunsynk Ecco Inverter & Pylontech 5x US2000, 3x US3000, 3x US5000 Batteries - 37kWh0 -
And 3.94 O yesterday, which was a mixed day weather wise. Looking out of the window here at work I'm not expecting much today though.Proud member of the wokerati, though I don't eat tofu.Home is where my books are.Solar PV 5.2kWp system, SE facing, >1% shading, installed March 2019.Mortgage free July 20230
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Been away in Suffolk since early Friday.
05/04 Maiden + 0.02 O's
06/04 2.3 O's
07/04 2.06 O's
All that free electric given away on Friday!:mad:3.975 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
Typically up and down gen, and a batt would help in April, especially when washing machine, TD and ASHP are all running.
Ticking along at target with a predicted 99% month end. Weather forecast for week two looks mixed but average.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.0 -
The weather forecast for North Lincs has gone from cloudy to sunshine overnight albeit with a late start due to mist.onomatopoeia99 wrote: »And 3.94 O yesterday, which was a mixed day weather wise. Looking out of the window here at work I'm not expecting much today though.4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North LincsInstalled June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400Sunsynk Ecco Inverter & Pylontech 5x US2000, 3x US3000, 3x US5000 Batteries - 37kWh0 -
Martyn1981 wrote: »Typically up and down gen, and a batt would help in April, especially when washing machine, TD and ASHP are all running.
Ticking along at target with a predicted 99% month end. Weather forecast for week two looks mixed but average.
My small battery is really coming into its own at the moment, typically discharging over 3.5kWh per day with all this cloud forcing charge/discharge cycles.
My system is currently doing well though and giving me 3 to 4 O's even with all this cloud.4.6kWp PV Comprising 16 x Jinko Solar Maxim Optimised 290W panels SSE Facing, Solis Hybrid Inverter and 7.2 kWh Pylontech batteries. Gloucestershire.0 -
Good to hear positive battery stories.My small battery is really coming into its own at the moment, typically discharging over 3.5kWh per day with all this cloud forcing charge/discharge cycles.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.0
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