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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • mre15
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    April 2019

    Generated 508 kWh
    Consumption 389 kWh
    Purchased 150kWh
    Export 276 kWh

    Battery Charged 73kWh
    Battery Discharged 71kWh

    Definitely need more batteries, just wish they would drop in price.
    4.6kWp PV Comprising 16 x Jinko Solar Maxim Optimised 290W panels SSE Facing, Solis Hybrid Inverter and 7.2 kWh Pylontech batteries. Gloucestershire.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,170
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    A pretty decent 5.34 Os to finish the month with 97.8% of PVGIS, rather better than I was expecting a week ago.
    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.
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,557
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    Decent morning but dismal afternoon. Exactly 2.7Os and 75% of PVGIS.
    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.
  • Coastalwatch
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    4.3 O's today, which apparently, is just about average for May. So a promising start, I guess!
    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.
  • KevinG
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    I got 3.77 Os today, just above my May daily PVGIS of 3.66 Os. Nearly all of my highest daily generation figures have been in May.
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,105
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    Nice AM, dull after lunch = 3.9 O's here today:D
    April used 374 kWh. Paid for 126 kWh: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.
  • Merlin139
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    A reasonable start to the month.

    Best day so far.

    3.8 O's
    3.975 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Oscargrouch
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    A reasonable start to the month. Best day so far. 3.8 O's
    Similar here as to best day this Month with...3.96 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).
  • onomatopoeia99
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    A cloudy 2.95 O to start the month for me.
    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
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,122
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    A weather forecast beating....

    3.5 O's

    A decent start today with 1.5 O's in the bag already.
    4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs
    Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400
    Sunsynk Ecco Inverter & Pylontech 5x US2000, 3x US3000, 3x US5000 Batteries - 37kWh
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