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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Well i'll get started today, 5 loads of washing, drier on twice, dishwasher once and I cut the grass...all for not one penny. Even had dishwasher,drier and mower going together at that. Generated a nats under 24kWh or in O's 5.9summat.:beer:

    Tunnel
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • InVestor_2
    InVestor_2 Posts: 270 Forumite
    tunnel wrote: »
    Well i'll get started today, 5 loads of washing, drier on twice, dishwasher once and I cut the grass...all for not one penny. Even had dishwasher,drier and mower going together at that. Generated a nats under 24kWh or in O's 5.9summat.:beer:

    Tunnel

    Haven't posted for a few days, too depressing. Had a great day today though, similar use to you, plus had immersion heater on for 2-3 hours. Love days like this.

    Still a bit down on the month though (again)

    And a new World record..

    27.4 kWh!
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,987 Forumite
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    6 O's for me today...or can I say 24kWh;)

    Between 13.35 and 16.35 output was at or above 3kW:j
    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.
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    Only 14.09 kwh or 4.6966666667 O's today. It is best generation of the year for me.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 20 April 2013 at 9:15PM
    To put things into reality.... 27.52 kWh for me today......................if I had a 4 kWp system. :j

    So, 6.88 O's from my 2.5 kWp system, best score pro rata yet me thinks.... swearing-rage-smiley-emoticon.gif

    Hence why I think O's are the better posting system....smiley-laughing021.gif As it has broken InVesters New World Record..smiley-laughing021.gif
    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).
  • jimjames
    jimjames Posts: 18,686 Forumite
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    edited 20 April 2013 at 9:29PM
    Best day ever today. Perfect combination of sun and cold so we got 21.4kWh from our 3kWp panels.

    Works out at 7.1kWh per kWp so very pleased with that result as it beats any days from 2012 and 2011 when our previous best was 20.5kWh. Rest of family think I'm miserable for wanting such a cold and sunny day :)

    Edit - just read back and found out what an O is.

    So today ours was 7.1 O's or in money £10.38, not a bad day at all!
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • InVestor_2
    InVestor_2 Posts: 270 Forumite
    To put things into reality.... 27.52 kWh for me today......................if I had a 4 kWp system. :j

    So, 6.88 O's from my 2.5 kWp system, best score pro rata yet me thinks.... swearing-rage-smiley-emoticon.gif

    Hence why I think O's are the better posting system....smiley-laughing021.gif As it has broken InVesters New World Record..smiley-laughing021.gif

    You missed the point

    The new World record is..

    £12.79 smiley-laughing021.gif
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 20 April 2013 at 9:53PM
    InVestor wrote: »
    You missed the point

    The new World record is..

    £12.79 smiley-laughing021.gif

    At what cost of install..... Me thinks, time for a new thread; Talking about my return from " InVestment " smiley-laughing021.gif
    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).
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,391 Forumite
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    New, new world record, 27.8kWhs or 4.98 O's.

    Best total ever, for me. I've had slightly better 'scores' on both the E & W systems separately, but not a bigger combined total.

    30 must be doable, even if I did have to cheat and supersize it.

    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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    And a new record for me too, pretty impressive for April 20th, if only next door's roof didn't cast a shadow in the afternoon when the sun is this low. 12.96 kWh or 6.48 O's :-)
    2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.
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