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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
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    Sun sun sun today, 6.86 O :)
    And even more SUN here; giving a final result of A/an Hawaii + 2.04 O's..:beer::beer::j:)...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).
  • legoman62
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    Hawaii + there today:beer:
    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.
  • Hello, I have been following this thread for a while as I am interested in all things Solar. Could someone please explain what an 'O' is? I understand what the PVGIS estimate is but can't work out how that relates to an 'O' ???
  • 1961Nick
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    Diver944 wrote: »
    Hello, I have been following this thread for a while as I am interested in all things Solar. Could someone please explain what an 'O' is? I understand what the PVGIS estimate is but can't work out how that relates to an 'O' ???
    Simply put, an 'O' is the number of kWh generated divided by your array size (kWp).

    Yesterday I generated 25 kWh from a 4kWp array = 6.25 O's
    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
  • ASavvyBuyer
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    First "Maiden" of the year yesterday, at 6.12 O's.
  • onomatopoeia99
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    More sun, albeit with some cloud, meant 6.42 O today. With 71% of the month elapsed I'm currently at 81% of PVGIS for the whole month :)
    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
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    Sunny-ish day with lots of cloud.

    Hawaii + 0.47 O's
    3.975 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • JKenH
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    Stuck under a weak front all day. 3.16 Os
    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
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    A disappointing result of only 1 Hawaii + 1.08O's today..:rotfl::rotfl::beer::beer::beer::T FIT reading goes in now !!!!...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).
  • legoman62
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    Hawaii ish 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.
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