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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,384 Forumite
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    Doobedoo wrote: »
    Would one of you kind lady’s or gentlemen be able to answer a question I can’t seem to find a definitive answer for.

    We brought a house that had a 4kw solar pv setup already installed. We now own the panels and have been receiving fit payments for them. How long will we likely be receiving these fit payments for?

    The panels were commissioned in 2014 and we have a rate of 14.57p I believe.

    Hiya, as Oscar says 2034, as the FiT and export payment deal changed from 25yrs to 20yrs from the 1st August 2012. Both will be indexed link for that whole period. Enjoy.
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,983 Forumite
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    4.125 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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,087 Forumite
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    Getting a bit better, 3.78 Os today.
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    KevinG wrote: »
    Getting a bit better, 3.78 Os today.
    Getting a bit worser today, 3.4 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).
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,138 Forumite
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    Much better than I was expecting with our best morning to date despite quite a bit of cloud. Afternoon wasn’t very good. As a result the west panels only made 2.69 Os and the normally underperforming east roof made 4.5 Os. Combined effort was 3.52 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)
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,591 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Getting a bit worser today, 3.4 O's..:(...coffee.gif
    By comparison, a stonking 5.8 O's today taking us within 12kWh's of pvgis v4 for the month and a 103kWh's required to match v5 with four days remaining!: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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,257 Forumite
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    edited 28 April 2019 at 10:40PM
    Great day today. 4.85 O's

    Passed 20 Mega Watts Since installation.

    5 year anniversary 4 weeks away.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    Now at 113% of PVGIS.

    4.68 O's yesterday.
    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
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 7,159 Forumite
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    2.55 O yesterday, thick cloud again.
    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
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,138 Forumite
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    2.3 Os. Poor day but no worse than I was expecting. Unfortunately it coincided with having visitors, so grandson awake at 6am meant an early start for the ASHP, my wife then decided we should have central heating on for the first time in, I think, 3 weeks and two cooked meals both of which involved the main oven, not the lower wattage top oven. As I was distracted, the hob, oven, microwave, kettle and two ASHPs all conspired, with a little help, to operate simultaneously.
    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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