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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite

17 April 2021 at 10:35PM

Good day at the office today A/an + 1.28 O's.

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).
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Martyn1981 Posts: 15,227 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 9:35AM

EVandPV said:

Martyn1981 said:

Thought I had a Hawaii yesterday, but 'calculator says no'. 4.98 O's ..... that's just cruel.

We'll give you that one Martyn.

Please Sir, may I have more?

Flippin, flippy flip hats, exactly the same again 4.98 O's yesterday. Just 0.1kWh short of an exact Hawaii ...... again. Oh TGM, you are teasing me.

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.
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KevinG Posts: 2,029 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 12:28PM

6.66 Os yesterday, my best ever April day.

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.
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shavy65 Posts: 562 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 2:04PM

KevinG said:

6.66 Os yesterday, my best ever April day.

.............

3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
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shavy65 Posts: 562 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 2:05PM

4.3 O`s here yday, today looking similar.

3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
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QrizB Posts: 16,624 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 6:04PM

Yesterday we were all getting big Os and Gridwatch's solar peak exceeded 8GW for the first time I can recall seeing.
Not exactly "my generation", more like everybody's.

N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 33MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
Not exactly back from my break, but dipping in and out of the forum.
Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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EVandPV Posts: 2,112 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 7:17PM

Coastalwatch said:

EVandPV said:

Fourth 6 of the week, 6.41 O's.

Wow EV, you're certainly on a roll,
Well it had to end some time, 2.2 O's today.

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 Go
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Coastalwatch Posts: 3,530 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 8:37PM

Our turn today then, 5.2 O's and creeping up to 96% compared to pvgis for 18th day.

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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legoman62 Posts: 4,897 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 9:00PM

5.375 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.
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QrizB Posts: 16,624 Forumite

18 April 2021 at 9:00PM edited 18 April 2021 at 9:02PM

5.52 O's today, not quite as good as yesterday (there was thin high cloud all day) but still very respectable for mid-April
And we've bought 4kWh from the grid since this time yesterday.

N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 33MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
Not exactly back from my break, but dipping in and out of the forum.
Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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