Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

EricMears

EricMears wrote: »

Panels still appear to have a fine white film over them - let's hope tonight's promised rain really happens and they get a thorough clean (or at least roof get less slippery so I can finish job with a soft wet brush).

It really happened and today has started bright & sunny. :TGeneration started at 08:40 and we're now chucking out 1200W.

Can't see us catching up with the PVGIS forecast though. Need to make 45kWh in next 5 days ! Slightly better chance of avoiding this becoming the first month when FIT payments didn't exceed lost ISA interest but even that needs another 15kWh.

jackieblack

6kWh gen here yesterday, need to gen another 16kWh by month end to meet Jan's predicted target.
Not impossible in 5 days (if forecast is accurate :cool:)

FIT quarter ends on 12th Feb - on course to potentially be lowest ever
Nov 2010 - Feb 2011 = 190kWh generated
Nov 2011 - Feb 2012 = 285kWh generated
Nov 2012 - Feb 2013, 162 kWh generated so far, 17 days to go

Keeping fingers crossed!

WestonDave

Hmm need another 16kWh for PVGIS classic and 26 for climate. With rain forecast for the next 2 days, its going to be going some to get to classic let alone beyond it towards the climate figure. Having said that have managed to get plenty of washing etc done today mostly off the panels so its not all bad.

sly_dog_jonah

A 10+ kWh day here already, which pulls us back on target for PVGIS classic. Forecast is quite variable but hopefully we'll have at least one more good day like this to make up for any write-off days.

shafeeq

5.88kwh today. Highest of the month and the year.

Dave_Fowler

8kWh on system 1 - best since 18th November.
7.63kWh system 2 - best ever.

Heated a full tank of water, cooked Sunday lunch and still managed to export 2,5kWh.

InVestor_2

13.2 kWh today, another good day. After so many poor ones..

halogen heating house, roasted a chicken, more washes and a full dish wash to use up that lovely free electricity

Need 17 kWh now over next 4 days to make climate estimate, still it's only £8 or so

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

Dave_Fowler wrote: »

8kWh on system 1 - best since 18th November.
7.63kWh system 2 - best ever.

Heated a full tank of water, cooked Sunday lunch and still managed to [STRIKE]export[/STRIKE] waste 2,5kWh.

I think that's what you mean.

John_Pierpoint

3.6 kWp inverter North side of Thames estuary facing SE on 30 degree roof:.

kWh
0.08 21/01 Monday
3.21 22/01 Tuesday
0.90 23/01 Wednesday
0.76 24/01 Thursday
1.69 25/01 Friday
9.92 26/01 Saturday
9.20 27/01 Sunday

EricMears

7,323 Wh recorded today. :beer:
Obviously inverter has got so used to low outputs it's forgotten that it's allowed to call that 7.323 kWh !

52 kWh so far this month 40 more required to match PVGIS - so just about do-able if every day this week is better than one before. But less than 10 kWh needed to maintain my 100% record of FIT payments beating lost interest.