Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

legoman62

Weather forecast for today was about right.....cloud with little sun.
Monday's says 8 hours of sunshine:D

Let's hope it's correct. 3.7kWh today;)

EricMears

EricMears wrote: »

For today (i.e. Sunday), BBC & Met Office are both saying cloudy all day. Metcheck are saying some sunny intervals. We're currently having a sunny interval which has lasted about an hour so far but no idea how much longer it will last (no doubt turning on washing machine would bring it to an abrupt end !).

And (as already noted) Metcheck were nearer.

Today (Mon) BBC & Met Office are both expecting significant amounts of sunshine after midday; Metcheck are saying cloudy all day).

Remains to be seen who gets the afternoon right. So far they're all correct in saying "cloudy start" - but I can look out of the window myself and find that out.

By Midday, we'd had an hour of sunshine but it's gone cloudy again. No brownie points for any of the forecasters ! Met Office are still saying I shouldn't have seen any sun yet; BBC are still saying tht it should have been unbroken sunshine since 11 and will continue thus till dusk and Metcheck are still saying I would have had and will continue to have more than 50% cloud.

I'm moderately happy though - we beat the 90p ISA interest 'test' by 11:30 and are presently at 3.09kWh with every chance of generating at least another couple of kWh by dusk.

John_Pierpoint

Here on the Thames Estuary we have had banks of low cloud rolling in on and off all morning after a clear frozen night, however it is now looking like settled bright hazy sunshine and 3kW for the next few hours.

sly_dog_jonah

9.5kWh in Cider Country, despite a cloudy morning and still generating 80W from the diffracted sunset right now.

KevinG

At last! Just switched off for 9.1kWh. A bit of mist in the morning but otherwise all-day sunshine. Best since 22 September.

tunnel

Well at least the forcast was right for a change,cloudy morning followed by afternoon sun(ish),managed an 8.1kWh. Got home from work and wife said "saw the sun out so put the washer on followed by the dryer":T At last,its sinking in and she's starting to use her head(and free leccy:D)

Tunnel

EricMears

EricMears wrote: »

Remains to be seen who gets the afternoon right. So far they're all correct in saying "cloudy start" - but I can look out of the window myself and find that out.

By Midday, we'd had an hour of sunshine but it's gone cloudy again. No brownie points for any of the forecasters !

Depending on your point of view, they were all right or all wrong !

After the sky clouded over after our 1 hour of bright sunshine it cleared slightly to give hazy sunshine most of afternoon. BBC & Met Office will no doubt claim it was really sunny but with a little cloud; Metcheck's spin would be that it really was 50% cloud cover but the clouds were very thin ones.

Can't say that I was very impressed by accuracy from any of them.

Final result was 10.25 kWh so I'm not that disappointed

Oscargrouch

tunnel wrote: »

Well at least the forcast was right for a change,cloudy morning followed by afternoon sun(ish),managed an 8.1kWh. Got home from work and wife said "saw the sun out so put the washer on followed by the dryer":T At last,its sinking in and she's starting to use her head(and free leccy:D)

Tunnel

My small Oil Filled heater set at 1kW kept clicking on and off due to the passing clouds, no way could I judge that one without automated assistance, refer to my past posts.. Mind you, I can't multi-task, wonder why?

EricMears wrote: »

Can't say that I was very impressed by accuracy from any of them.

Final result was 10.25 kWh so I'm not that disappointed

May be time to dig out yer Seaweed, or has confidence expired on that as well......

A great 4.44 kWp result for me today..:rotfl::beer:

edwink

We generated 8.10kWh today. Very pleased with that!!!!

(Oscar can you pm me again please I deleted your message by mistake)

Edwink

legoman62

legoman62 wrote: »

Monday's says 8 hours of sunshine:D

Well.. it was nearly right!
A bitterly cold day here.
The sun was clouded out for most of the morning.
The afternoon was spot on though
8.2kWh for me:D

Tomorrow looking much the same;)