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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    3.8 O's today :D Well done Shafeeq.....:rotfl:

    Oscargrouch is the well done for yesterday ;) or is it for just today :D

    either way :D and :T
  • 22kWh yesterday and 13kWh the day before that :)

    Goodness knows why such a big difference as days seemed similar :huh:
  • InVestor_2
    InVestor_2 Posts: 270 Forumite
    Looks like a cracker to end the month.

    Already generating over 2kW. :)
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    Another fairly good day yesterday, 10.04 kWh (5.02 O), from the forecast I'm hopeful of a new all-time record today.
    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.
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,309 Forumite
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    edited 1 May 2013 at 10:38AM
    EricMears wrote: »
    Remember folks, you read it here first : "regardless of what forecasters claim to predict, the rest of April will be 'Sunshine & showers' as indeed will the first few days in May".

    We didn't actually have any daytime showers yesterday or today although there was a little overnight rain.

    Yesterday was predicted to be pretty cloudy most of the day but we did rather better than expected with 22 kWh. Today was predicted to be far better than yesterday - but we only managed 15.8 (+whatever we get in the next half hour but @30W I'm not getting excited).

    The month of April was a belter ! 450.3 kWh. 27% better than 'old' pvgis forecast or 18% better than the new version and 32% better than April 2012.

    That's £218.21 worth of payments or E=8.1

    During April, we've bought a total of 240 kWh ( 129 units @day rate, 111 @nightrate) : total cost £20.19 (excl standing charge or vat. Alas, rate will inc @end of this month by approx 10%).
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    edited 30 April 2013 at 8:27PM
    KevinG wrote: »
    Another fairly good day yesterday, 10.04 kWh (5.02 O), from the forecast I'm hopeful of a new all-time record today.
    It was not to be - a few clouds and 12.22 kWh (6.11 O).

    April total 206.86 kWh (103.43 O), 10.6% above PVGIS classic but 5.1% below SAF PVGIS. 6.9% above last April. Oh to have had the panels during that classic April 2011!
    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,986 Forumite
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    6.47 O's or 25.9kWh today:D
    Total for April = 483kWh
    Best day = today 26.9kWh
    Worst day 11th = 8.3kWh
    Total since Jan 1st = 915kWh
    This month has brought PVGIS for the year so far, back on track:rotfl:

    Still slightly down on last year at the mo:(
    Well..it was a leap year;)
    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.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,391 Forumite
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    Nice last day of April, with 4.95 O's (27.6kWh's).

    April closed on 491kWh's, which is 97% of target. Full breakdown:

    System: M1 3.58kWp

    Orientation 110° (South -70°), Pitch 27°

    Total generation: 332kWh (2012 292kWh)

    Generation per kWp: 92.74kWh


    System: M2 2.0kWp

    Orientation 290° (South +110°), Pitch 30°

    Total generation: 159.4kWh

    Generation per kWp: 79.7kWh

    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.
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Not checked my daily generations for the 2 systems for a couple of days. Can say though that my ESE managed 215kWh and my SSW managed 207kWh, so 422 for the month of April.

    Either we've had sunnier mornings or my fears of shading on my SSW are starting to show through. Still can't complain too much I suppose.

    As a footnote I've also "bought" 300kWh from the grid in the past month. Got to say i'm happy with that.

    Tunnel
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • 434kWh for the month :)
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