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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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0.077 here. First time I’ve had below 0.1 Os on consecutive days since the panels were installed.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)3
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Yesterday (29th) was 0.59 O's - sunny till 1:30pm with cloud later
Today - trending towards 0.3 O's - cloud --> rain --> sun --> showers
I'm getting envious of those here who are recording 2 O's at this time of year. If I could chop down that tree that's due south from my house - I could get 1 O, compared to reference of 0.82 O's. If I had my panels rise above all the the trees and rooftops - maybe 1.2-1.3 O's on a reference November day. But 2 O's? No way! What's your magic trick? I'm imagining a house in SE england with views of a sharp line on the horizon across the whole southerly field of view!8.9kw solar. 12 panels ESE, 16 panels SSW. JA solar 320watt smart panels. Solar Edge 8KW HD wave inverter. Located Aberdeenshire3 -
Third successive 1.5 O day up here3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:5
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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).5 -
0.23 O today.
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Decent (ish) day to end the month, 0.94 O's.
Only just beat our worst ever November though at 67% for the month.
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 -
Well that was a rubbish month, 25% under PVGIS, virtually the same as October. But I've already exceeded my best ever annual total so I suppose I mustn't grumble.2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.2
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After a bright beginning November rather fizzled out with just another 0.23 O's today. But overall 122% against forecast. Need 11.7 O's in Dec to equal last years total. 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.5
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0.175 O's here today😡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.5
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And the results from the Cardiff jury are in:
Good (Nov) month here - 105% of PVGIS and 22.69 O's.
Import was 356kWh.
Consumption was 438kWh.
Export 45kWh.
Gas consumption ~924kWh.
No off-site car charging.
Year end prediction (if average for rest of year) is 110%. [Already hit best year ever.]
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.6
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