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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Spies
    Spies Posts: 2,267 Forumite
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    Super jealous of your O's.
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,402 Forumite
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    Spies said:
    Maybe someone knows why, but my 3.6kw inverter is showing power in excess of that on occasion, 3.7kw is the highest I've seen, any ideas why it might be running over spec?
    My 3.68kW Solaredge can hit 3.70kW (on the home display monitor (from 3.58kWp)) on occasions but that is pretty close. I was going to suggest that the name of your inverter might not reflect the max output (sometimes they don't), but the datasheet does seem to say 3.6kW:

    Growatt 3.6kW

    but perhaps the wording of both AC output lines allow for a small amount of variance:
    AC nominal power & Max AC apparent power?

    I certainly wouldn't worry about it.
    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.
  • Laycity
    Laycity Posts: 1,893 Forumite
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    An above average 2.66 O’s here. 
    Solar install Aug 2021, Lancashire
    4.74kW array, 4.6kW Solis inverter. SSW roof. 21° pitch. No shading. Pigeon Proofed.
    12 x 395W Jinko Tiger panels 
    Powerwall install Nov 21

    Octopus Go Faster tariff - 3 hours @ 4.5p/kW 20:30-23:30 and 15.78p/kW peak rate 

  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 817 Forumite
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    edited 15 March 2022 at 8:42PM
    6.0 O's here, a bit behind at the mid month point
    2 Separate arrays, 7 x JASolar 380w panels (2.66kWp) south facing, 4 x JASolar 380w panels (1.52kWp) east facing, 11 x Tigo optimizers & cloud, Growatt SPH5000, Growatt 6.5kWh Hybrid battery (Go-live 01/12/21) - Additional reporting via Solar Assistant.
  • Spies
    Spies Posts: 2,267 Forumite
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    2.49 - Friday into the weekend is looking promising. 
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
  • Coastalwatch
    Coastalwatch Posts: 3,604 Forumite
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    3.94 O's today so gaining further ground on pvgis, now at 96% in comparison. :)
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Not too bad a day at the orifice 3.28 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: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 18,470 Forumite
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    edited 15 March 2022 at 11:03PM
    Another bright day but some high cloud that took the edge off things.
    8.10kWh, 2.98 O's - shame it wasn't quite three!
    Managed to use my Loop plus my Zigbee-enabled immersion heater to divert a bit of surplus solar while I was at work :)
    ggmf said:
    6.0 O's here, a bit behind at the mid month point
    Wow that's impressive for mid-March. That's what, 25kWh in a day for an array your size?
    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. 34 MWh 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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