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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    Last year I got 600kwh+ in May, June and July.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,122
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    ajbell wrote: »
    Last year I got 600kwh+ in May, June and July.
    Not too far away from that...605/536/575.

    The difference will be South facing rather than SSE.
    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
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,557
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    3.01 Os (east roof 3.75, west 2.35)
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393
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    An exciting day here with 3.92 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).
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,170
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    3.89 Os today, great morning, not so good afternoon.
    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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    Miserably wet day here today 1.875 O's:mad:
    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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    Poor day but managed to miss all the rain that effect the bike race.

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

  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,927
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    A welcome 3.6 O's today.
    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.
  • 1961Nick
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    Currently in pole position with...

    4.03 O's

    Today isn't looking very promising!:(
    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
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 5,557
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    Desperately slow here today.
    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.
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