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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,092 Forumite
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    Rain and cloud in abundance plus a miserly ration of sunshine so 1.42 O's today.:)
    That's positively tropical compared to North Lincs....

    0.61 O's:(
    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
  • Oscargrouch
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    Down to an even worser 1.92 O's today..:mad:...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
    legoman62 Posts: 4,601 Forumite
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    1961Nick wrote: »
    That's positively tropical compared to North Lincs....

    0.61 O's:(

    New Sept low:mad: 0.675 O's here today:eek:
    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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    Getting worser..1.88 O's..:eek:..:(..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).
  • JKenH
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    Getting worser..1.88 O's..:eek:..:(..coffee.gif

    1.88 Os as well which is about right for this time of year.

    Monthly generation 551 kWh - 70.7 Os - 102.9% of target
    YTD generation 5383 kWh -690.2 Os - 98.8% of target.
    Rolling 12 months 5967 kWh - 764.9 Os - 99.5% of target.
    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)
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,092 Forumite
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    JKenH wrote: »
    1.88 Os as well which is about right for this time of year.

    Monthly generation 551 kWh - 70.7 Os - 102.9% of target
    YTD generation 5383 kWh -690.2 Os - 98.8% of target.
    Rolling 12 months 5967 kWh - 764.9 Os - 99.5% of target.

    3.13 O's today

    That's a big difference seeing as you're only a stone's throw away!:eek:
    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
  • legoman62
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    Away for a while so best guess for today 1.7 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.
  • JKenH
    JKenH Posts: 4,895 Forumite
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    1961Nick wrote: »
    3.13 O's today

    That's a big difference seeing as you're only a stone's throw away!:eek:

    Yes but your panels point towards the sun. 😀
    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)
  • onomatopoeia99
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    Overcast 0.94 O today.

    Monthly stats for September:

    Solar generation : 515 kWh (105 % of PVGIS)
    Home use : 441 kWh of which 93 kWh from the grid, 185 kWh from the powerwall and the rest direct from the sun.
    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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    2.58 O's today which brings the month total to 103% of pvgis.
    East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.
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