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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Best day of the month.
2.71 O's
Dull morning. Sun came out around midday and then it spent most of the afternoon going from rain to sun to rain to sun.
Garden needed it so worthwhile.3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
2.7 O's here today...and lots of💦💦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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May the Fourth be with you
It was forecast to be dull and damp for most of the day so it was a surprise when the sun came out a little before noon and then spent the rest of the day in-and-out of clouds.11.94kWh, 4.39 O's
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!6 -
3.5 today, not bad considering the sun didn't come out fully until 4pm4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.4
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Turgid here again with 1.86 O’s.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 rate3 -
Getting slightly better 2.64 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 -
Finally a good day (yesterday) just managing a wink with 4.07 O's. But the poor start, boosted the WNW so when the sun came out mid day, it almost scraped a Hawaii with 4.85 O's.
Horrific beginning to May has already knocked 5% of the month end projection, so 95%, with sunshine due on the weekend.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.5 -
It was much more of the same yesterday: 2.4 O's. Fortunately, today has broken the miserable trend.Magnitio said:What a month so far: 2.4, 2.3 and 2.5 O's. Looks like it could be more of the same dull weather today, but tomorrow's forecast is much better.
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.3 -
Much better day here. Sun arrived but the clouds spoilt it.
Still ended with a great Hawaii + 0.34 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds5 -
Getting there 4.68 O's today
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
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