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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Much smarter today; A/an Hawaii + 0.96 O's..
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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).6 -
You wait five months for an Hawaii, then two arrive on consecutive days.
5.3 O's. The question is, will we get an Hawaii of Hawaii's. 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.7 -
Hi AllBest ever March daily generation here ... last couple of days have helped drag the performance closer to target - still way down on a good year though!HTH - Z"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. " ...... Aristotle5
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Very close but just managed our first 4O Winks of the year with 4.01 O's. Hope to keep winking away some more this March.Mart. 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.7 -
Another Hawaii here yesterday with 5.21 O. Looking at the curve (and one a few days back where I generated slightly more), I don't think a maiden is possible at this time of year with the alignment of my panels. Maybe in a week or two.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
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6.4 O's Saturday, 6.5 Sunday. Today might well beat them.16 Panel (250W JASolar) 4kWp, facing 170 degrees, 40 degree slope, Solis Inverter. Installed 29/9/2015 - £4700 (Norfolk Solar Together Scheme); 9.6kWh US2000C Pylontech batteries + Solis Inverter installed 12/4/2022 Year target (PVGIS-CMSAF) = 3880kWh - Installer estimate 3452 kWh:Average over 6 years = 4400 :j4
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A decidedly more humble 4.8 O's compared to others, but still an all time high for the bifacial system!
- 10 x 400w LG + 6 x 550W SHARP BiFacial Panels + SE 3680 HD Wave Inverter + SE Optimizers. SE London.
- Triple aspect. (22% ENE/ 33% SSE/ 45% WSW)
- Viessmann 200-W on Advanced Weather Comp. (the most efficient gas boiler sold)Feel free to DM me if I can help with any energy saving!4 -
Pretty cloudy so just a wee double here today, 2.2 O's. 👎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
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Same hereMartyn1981 said:Very close but just managed our first 4O Winks of the year with 4.01 O's. Hope to keep winking away some more this March. 4.1 O's today...another best day 
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.6 -
Third day in a row of near perfect conditions: a slightly improved 6.37 O's.
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