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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • JKenH
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    Grim. Just reached 1 kWh at 13.10.

    Away now until tomorrow so reliant on my good wife to take a reading tonight.
    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.
  • legoman62
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    JKenH wrote: »
    Grim. Just reached 1 kWh at 13.10.

    Away now until tomorrow so reliant on my good wife to take a reading tonight.

    16.30 and I'm still on 1. something kWh:eek::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.
  • Oscargrouch
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    16.30 and I'm still on 1. something kWh:eek::mad:
    Bad Bad day 1.28 O's..:mad::(:o..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).
  • Coastalwatch
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    1.3333 O's so not the best of days, but we're still 1% up.:)
    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.
  • JKenH
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    Not at home and no reading from wifey but the inverter app says 0.24 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.
  • legoman62
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    16.30 and I'm still on 1. something kWh:eek::mad:

    8 hours later and I'm on 1.8kWh: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.
  • 1961Nick
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    Yikes...

    0.37 O's

    .....awesome!:rotfl:
    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
  • Coastalwatch
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    Overcast for much of the day then saved by the sun coming out around teatime to record 2.2 O's keeping us just a half percent down for the month with three days to go.
    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.
  • legoman62
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    8 hours later and I'm on 1.8kWh:mad:

    Not quite as bad as yesterday:eek: 1.375 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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    JKenH wrote: »
    Not at home and no reading from wifey but the inverter app says 0.24 Os!


    Yesterday’s figure from the generation meter turned out at 0.3 Os. My worst summers day generation.

    Not a lot better today at 0.76 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.
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