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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,095 Forumite
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    4.17 Os today, some improvement.
    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: 5,012 Forumite
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    edited 20 June 2019 at 9:38PM
    Not as good as expected, but 4.3 O's today is OK: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
    JKenH Posts: 5,141 Forumite
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    edited 20 June 2019 at 10:19PM
    Fairly typical day of late. Good morning, poor afternoon and good evening. East roof 3.94 Os, west roof 3.93. Overall 3.94.

    Now two thirds of the way through the month and have only made 53% of the full month target or to put it another way I am on target for only 79.7% of PVGIS this month if things continue as they have to date.. That seems pretty poor to me. Is anyone else that far off PVGIS?

    Also disappointed I have not yet had one really good June day to see what the system can do (just scraped one Hawaii so far) as not only does the E/W roof benefit from the longer days but the sun being high in the sky hugely improves the performance of the E/W panels in the midddle of the day. I got a glimpse of the potential a couple of days ago when by 11.35am the PV had ramped up to 6.2 kw only for the cloud to roll in before the sun reached its zenith.

    Maybe tomorrow... but I have been saying that to myself for the last few days.
    Northern Lincolnshire. 7.8 kWp system, (4.2 kw west facing panels , 3.6 kw east facing), Solis inverters, Solar IBoost water heater, Mitsubishi SRK35ZS-S and SRK20ZS-S Wall Mounted Inverter Heat Pumps, ex Nissan Leaf owner)
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Slightly less grotty than recent 3.92 O's today..: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).
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    Good day today; Hawaii +0.2 O's.
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    Another so so day..

    3.62 O's & slipping further behind PVGIS.
    4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs
    Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400
    Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,095 Forumite
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    JKenH wrote: »
    Now two thirds of the way through the month and have only made 53% of the full month target or to put it another way I am on target for only 79.7% of PVGIS this month if things continue as they have to date.. That seems pretty poor to me. Is anyone else that far off PVGIS?
    Just over 58% of June PVGIS, so a little better than you.
    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.
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    Weather improved yesterday to 4.76 O
    Today it was summer (!) and 6.5 O. Will get a little more as it's still generating 0.15 kWh, but I won't be able to read it again until Sunday.
    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
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,012 Forumite
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    Hawaii + 0.275 O's 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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Hawaii + 0.275 O's today:D
    Lucky Man...A mere Hawaii on the nail, no more, no less..: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).
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