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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
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    3.85 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.
  • JKenH
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    3.58. 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.
  • Coastalwatch
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    A welcome 4.08 O's and now at 103.6% compared to pvgis.:)
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
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    Coastalwatch wrote: »
    A welcome 4.08 O's and now at 103.6% compared to pvgis.:)
    A more than welcome 4.24 O's for me today...:beer::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
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    edited 6 June 2019 at 5:56AM
    Almost got a Hawaii with 4.98 O's yesterday. Mixed weather means still projecting 99%, and long term forecast looks like continuing the mixed bag weather.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh 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.
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737
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    An Hawaii + 0.31 O's for yesterday; up in the valleys.
  • 1961Nick
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    JKenH wrote: »
    3.58. Os

    A good start, poor middle of the day, late sunshine, produced...

    3.65 O's

    That's the kind of day when your East/West system has the advantage.
    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
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    edited 6 June 2019 at 8:08PM
    1961Nick wrote: »
    A good start, poor middle of the day, late sunshine, produced...

    3.65 O's

    That's the kind of day when your East/West system has the advantage.

    You still beat me - just! It will never win on outright efficiency (Os) but it has a wide power band. When the sun is out it can be generating 2kw before 7am and after 7pm but not often that happens on the same day.

    At the time of writing (5.55pm) we are generating just over 3kw.

    Edit: 1.04kw at 8.15pm.
    Edit 2: 0.73 kw at 8.35pm.
    Edit 3: 0.37 kw at 8.55pm.
    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.
  • onomatopoeia99
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    Yesterday 5.54 O
    Today 4.14 O


    It's still putting out a little power, but only enough to allow the inverter to give a reading.
    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
  • Oscargrouch
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    Good day today with a/an Hawaii + 0.8 O's...I'll take that; thank you very much....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).
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