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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • 1961Nick
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    July - 115% of (classic) PVGIS for the month - 124 O's


    Generation 496 kWh
    Import 94 kWh
    Consumption 516 kWh
    Export 37 kWh
    Battery discharge 211 kWh
    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
  • Oscargrouch
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    The best August day so far...4.72 O's...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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    Maiden + 0.025 O's here today:beer:
    July generation 511.9kWh v Wattson 509.6kWh

    Used 329.4kWh paid for 98kWh

    Gas £0.00 Electricity £14.00 + S/Cs:T
    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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    Worstes day this August so far.....3.32 O's...:(...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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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Worstes day this August so far.....3.32 O's...:(...coffee.gif

    Same here:eek: 3.6 O's yesterday: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.
  • 1961Nick
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    An above average Lincolnshire day.....

    4.62 O's

    Comfortably 30% ahead of PVGIS.
    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
  • Oscargrouch
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    Not too good a day..2.92 O's...:(...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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    My worst day this month :eek: 3.3 O's: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.
  • onomatopoeia99
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    Friday 4.78 O
    Sunday 2.88 O

    Somehow I didn't record Saturday, because my spreadsheet shows exactly the same generation on Saturday so I think some human error has crept in :( .
    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
  • Coastalwatch
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    onomatopoeia99 wrote: »
    Friday 4.78 O
    Sunday 2.88 O

    Somehow I didn't record Saturday, because my spreadsheet shows exactly the same generation on Saturday so I think some human error has crept in :( .
    Hmmm, Sunday 4.3 O's but no record on the Solaredge platform for Saturday!:o
    Recording all normal today.:)
    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.
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