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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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It's exactly 10 years since our 3kWp (14 x 215W) solar panels were commissioned in Nov 2011 so we've had quite a lot of data to give an annual average.
Current generation meter reading is 32580 kWh so we've produced 3258 kWh per year on average which I'm pretty pleased with and is way above the estimates when we had the panels installed. The full set of data is here if anyone wants to see how the years compare.
http://solar-panels-review.321web.co.uk/index.php/yearly-comparison-of-solar-pvRemember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.8 -
A mere 0.22 O's here 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 Go5 -
That's tough EV, according to this evenings weather bulletin Aberdeen had wall to wall sunshine!Not brilliant here but 1.21 O's here today.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
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1 full O 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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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 -
At the risk of, well, sounding like I shouldn't, OMG. Today was terrible.0.26kWh, 0.096 O's

And someone chose today to do two loads of laundry, so we've imported 12kWh too.
That's excellent, just shy of 3 O's on average for the past ten years! I can only assume you're in a sunnier position with a better orientation than me (my system's only slightly smaller and younger than yours, and you can see my cumulative and long-term average in my signature).jimjames said:It's exactly 10 years since our 3kWp (14 x 215W) solar panels were commissioned in Nov 2011 so we've had quite a lot of data to give an annual average. Current generation meter reading is 32580 kWhN. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.5 -
Decent day here 2.1 O’s - already over November PVGI target so happy 😀5
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Started great but then turned into a roller coaster!
Ended up with 2.04 O's So very happy. My 2 washes were carried out when we were getting between 1 and 2 kWh3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
Bit brighter this afternoon, 0.41 O's.
Tomorrow looks better although a lot colder.
Still a whisker above pvgis 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 Go6
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