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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Grey day as well - 0.86 O’s2
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Very moist here today, started misty then turned to rain without any sight of the sun.0.63kWh, 0.23 O's
The forecast, however, looks good for as far as it goes
N. 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.4 -
Another missed Hawaii
4.87 O's
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds6 -
It has been the best day today since I took an interest and started monitoring my system. 8.7kWh for 4.34Os.
Previously my best was the 8th Mar with almost no cloud.
Today I replaced my Sunnyboy with a Glowatt and this has yielded some interesting results. Despite the day having intermittent clouds and despite the system only running from 09:37 the yield has been better - the inverter is more efficient and I believe is not constraining in peak conditions - I saw my highest peak ever - 2.0kW (measured on Geo monitor) vs previous peak of 1.7kW. I was quite surprised to see that value (albeit briefly) from 11 year old panels.
This draws a line under my optimisations - which have included adding Tigo optimisers, removing panels from roof and cleaning and then replacing in a more optimal layout, and now adding the more modern inverter. Looking forward to the weekend - I think I'll be good for a 5-O. The optimisations were triggered by a neighbour removing a shading Silverbirch.
Central Beds, 2.02kWp (9 x 225W) south facing with some morning shade, installed 2011 (£7.16/Wp). Tigo monitoring/optimisers on all panels, Growatt MIC 2000 TL-X Inverter and Solar iBoost installed 2022. (4 x 415W + 6 x 405W garden experiment connected to SunSynk 3.6 hybrid inverter & 2 x 5.3kWh SynSynk batteries) (4 x 405W panels queued to go somewhere)4 -
A lowly 0.89 today, need to make haste to get back on track, currently only 81% of target4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.4
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Much smarter day today with 3.76 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).5 -
5.2 and 3 O's
First hawaii of the year. Exported 15KW, joys of not being home
“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump4 -
4.5 O's. Great morning, mixed afternoon.
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.3 -
3.375 O's here on the E coast 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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Not quite the best day of the year, but close.12.84kWh, 4.71 O's - not quite a Hawai'i but close
PS generation meter just passed 26MWh, too!N. 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.7
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