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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,328 Forumite
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    Did the Sun actually get out of its pit yesterday?

    Nowt round my way! A slow climb up the production steps to 1.495 kW @ 16:30 

    5th worst day of the month. Like OrizB passed PVGIS Estimate for the month today!
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,076 Forumite
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    Hawaii + a smidge yesterday 🤣😂
    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.
  • ABrass
    ABrass Posts: 1,005 Forumite
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    A slightly cheeky question, but what is the typical utilisation you lot are seeing over a year? It'd be interesting to have some real data.
    8kW (4kW WNW, 4kW SSE) 6kW inverter. 6.5kWh battery.
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 3,969 Forumite
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    @ABrass Make a new thread for that question, it'll get lost on here. I'd be interested in that too  :)
    Barnsley, South Yorkshire
    Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22 
    Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries 
    Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
    Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing 
  • Magnitio
    Magnitio Posts: 1,240 Forumite
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    A jolly decent 6.05 O's for today.
    Already at 102% of PVGIS for July with a couple of days to go.
    6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    On the Up, just 3.68 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).
  • ggmf
    ggmf Posts: 819 Forumite
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    A 5.9 & 2.0
    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.
  • ed110220
    ed110220 Posts: 1,625 Forumite
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    Sun returned today: 25.1 kWh, Hawaii + 0.23.



    Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC-BY-SA
    Solar install June 2022, Bath
    4.8 kW array, Growatt SPH5000 inverter, 1x Seplos Mason 280L V3 battery 15.2 kWh.
    SSW roof. ~22° pitch, BISF house. 12 x 400W Hyundai panels
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 3,969 Forumite
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    edited 29 July 2022 at 9:12PM
    7.3kWh that's a miserable 1.39 O's

    Not looking good for the weekend either  :/

    At least the lawn is green again
    Barnsley, South Yorkshire
    Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22 
    Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries 
    Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
    Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing 
  • Spies
    Spies Posts: 2,274 Forumite
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    3.5 for me which is good enough. 
    4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria. 
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