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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    JKenH wrote: »
    2.94 Os. Dull day after a promising start. Didn’t quite make PVGIS.
    So that makes me the winner with the lowest Generation..:rotfl::rotfl::(...2.88 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).
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,384 Forumite
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    Yesterday brought 3.66 O's, and April almost back on par with a 99% month end prediction.

    The combination of bright sun and cold temps is working very well with the small ASHP. Just managed to stay clear of GCH despite some morning temps of 3C and 5C outside. 7.30am today we had 5C outside but well over a kW of gen already, so ASHP pumping out heat and the cat curled up directly underneath ..... as usual.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.
  • mgbond
    mgbond Posts: 86 Forumite
    Is it possibly to generate more than the system? Mine is a 6kwh system 12 panels West and 8 East. They are 300w panels and it just showed 4kwh on the west panels 400w more than they should and a total of 6.12. That can’t be true?
    6kWp system, 20 x 300W Longi Solar panels with a Solis 6.0 inverter + Wifi and iBoost
    22deg pitch East to west 12 panels on the East and 8 on the West
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,257 Forumite
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    mgbond wrote: »
    Is it possibly to generate more than the system? Mine is a 6kwh system 12 panels West and 8 East. They are 300w panels and it just showed 4kwh on the west panels 400w more than they should and a total of 6.12. That can’t be true?

    I had mine peak at 4.16 a couple of years ago. Been over 4 kWp about a dozen times in nearly 5 years. Lots of sun and a cold wind helps.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,257 Forumite
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    Graph tells me I had a very poor morning and then the Sun came out around midday.

    4.77 O's

    I was on my motorbike all day down to London and back with 20,000 others in support of Soldier F. A mixture of Sun wind and cloud.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 7,159 Forumite
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    A very nice 6.2 O today. There was some cloud earlier as well, but it's been pretty chilly even in direct sunlight with a cold wind so all in all a good day :)
    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 2023
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,257 Forumite
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    Although above the daily estimate a poor day. High peaks but short lived. Nice when the sun was fully out from but the wind kept it cold.

    Still made a good 4.18 O's
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    5.32 O's for me today.

    Now at 52% of April's PVGIS
    4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs
    Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400
    Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,591 Forumite
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    5.6 O's today. Must have been in benevolent mood today as we donated the majority of it to the neighbours! :D

    Output equating to 90% compared to pvgis v5 or 97% to pvgis v4! Forecast for the coming week looks promising!:)
    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.
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,138 Forumite
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    Solid day but not quite what I had hoped for. 3.8 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)
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