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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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TomStafford said:Wow, thanksI have long suspected this, and now I know for sureScott in Fife, 2.9kwp pv SSW facing, 2.7kw Fronius inverter installed Jan 2012 - 14.3kwh Seplos Mason battery storage with Lux ac controller - Renault Zoe 40kwh, Corsa-e 50kwh, Zappi EV charger and Octopus Go3
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EVandPV said:TomStafford said:Wow, thanksI have long suspected this, and now I know for sureMart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.
For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.3 -
Yes see spam links in posts
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Anyway, back to seriousness:
A whopping 1.2 O's today..
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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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).4 -
JJ_Egan said:Yes see spam links in posts1.5 O's today.Weird day. Blizzard for half an hour, clear blue sky for half an hour, repeat.
Scott in Fife, 2.9kwp pv SSW facing, 2.7kw Fronius inverter installed Jan 2012 - 14.3kwh Seplos Mason battery storage with Lux ac controller - Renault Zoe 40kwh, Corsa-e 50kwh, Zappi EV charger and Octopus Go5 -
0.775 O's here today...think I need to swap my panels for a couple of windmills til May16 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.5
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Tables turned today, 0.58 O! But tomorrows looking hopeful.
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.6 -
legoman62 said:0.775 O's here today...think I need to swap my panels for a couple of windmills til May
Seriously though, has anyone looked into sticking a micro wind turbine on their roof ?
I'm guessing it would b****er up your FIT payments ??Scott in Fife, 2.9kwp pv SSW facing, 2.7kw Fronius inverter installed Jan 2012 - 14.3kwh Seplos Mason battery storage with Lux ac controller - Renault Zoe 40kwh, Corsa-e 50kwh, Zappi EV charger and Octopus Go6 -
0.96 O yesterday, almost all after 2pm.
After 20 whole days (69% of the month) I'm at 58.9% of PVGIS target for February.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 20235 -
EVandPV said:legoman62 said:0.775 O's here today...think I need to swap my panels for a couple of windmills til May
Seriously though, has anyone looked into sticking a micro wind turbine on their roof ?
I'm guessing it would b****er up your FIT payments ??No reason why it would - unless you placed it South of any panels an caused shading !
You must have a dedicated generation meter for your solar and would probably include another one for the WTNE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq52
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