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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Just 1.95 O's today,dunno how many E's i've done(should i be admitting that on an open public forum?):rotfl:2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0
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9.7kWh today. (=5Es; anyone who wants to divide by 4.00, help yourself)
Usual gripe about weather forecasters: Both yesterday & today all 3 forecasts assured me in advance that I wouldn't see sun all day. Both days had lots of brief sunny intervals - some peaking at just over 3kW. And (surprise, surprise) when I refreshed forecasts during day they all suddenly realised that previous period would have had sunny intervals although rest of day still wouldn't (and they were still wrong).
Quite pleasing to read that tomorrow will be another sun-free day so perhaps I'll get another 10kW ?
%ge of pvgis forecast continues to climb. Month to date *31/27 now suggesting 70%. Four more days >10kWh would take me up to 85% (3.3 Es)NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
I think that covers most possibilities although if you stole them from a nearby house, then you're not entitled to claim FITs
What if you stole them off poor people after distracting them with the secret 'snout trough dance' that only rich FITs people know?
Been a strange day on MSE.
Reality check, 2.44 O's, just ahead of daily target. Forecast for next 2 days is even better, might even hit 80% for Mch. Wow.
Mart.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.0 -
If you have solar panels on the roof, you paid for them somehow.
Sorry, all that does not stack with me, so I will not comment on it any further.....
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).0 -
1.9 O's today.
Roll on next month and let's have some decent weather.....Hang on a mo I said that at the end of Jan + Feb:D16 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.0 -
Another 8.5kWh today(2.1summat O's). Can't wait for some long sunny days. Still £4 from the FITs aint bad
Tunnel2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
Lovely start, but the sun dropped off around mid day, so generated 12 + 2.6 (should be nearer a 2:1 ratio). 2.62 O's.
Mart.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.0 -
Martyn1981 wrote: »Lovely start, but the sun dropped off around mid day, so generated 12 + 2.6 (should be nearer a 2:1 ratio). 2.62 O's.
Mart.
Just wondering,hows that WNW fairing up now with the longer days?2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
Just wondering,hows that WNW fairing up now with the longer days?
Pretty good (on the nice days). Got a 4.1 on 2nd March and a 5.3 on the 17th.
What I still can't quite believe is that monthly generation (taking MET Office anomaly figures into account) is matching PVGIS climate targets, despite all the shading. So the power optimisers are clearly working, and I guess the high efficiency of the SE kit is a little better than the default PVGIS losses.
Not sure when the true test will be, I was going to say June with longer days, but possibly April when the shadow from the large chimney to the south will be longer, and straddle more panels.
Potential generation 'goes large' next month with 5 months over 500kWh's. June target is an average 20.45kWh's per day. [Edit: for all the systems, not just the WNW (I wish) M.]
Mart.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.0 -
2.5 O's for me today....or should I call 'em G and Es?...green and envious;)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.0
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