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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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0.72 O’s - total of 419.1 kWh for September.Cant get PVgis to work legibly on my phone so will have to get those figures once access to my desktop.Lancashire
PV 5.04kWp SW facing
Solar Battery 6.5 kWh
🐙 Intelligent Go
Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.3 -
Been away for a week, enough if I report 96% of PVGIS for September?Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter installed Mar 22 and 9.6kw Pylontech battery
Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing2 -
Month end report:
390.8 kWh, 88 O's 102% PVGIS
Best day - 5/9, 25.4 kWh 5.7 O's
Worst day - 12/9, 3.3kWh 0.7 O's2 -
Saturday started well but then the dark clouds rolled in around 10:30 then we had to wait 6 hours for the rain to arrive.
1.68 O's
Month ended on 386.8 kWh (112.5 % of PVGIS)
2nd best September in 10
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds3 -
A reasonable last couple of days for September at 3.85 and 2.36 O's.A good total for September at 109% PVGIS and considerably better than last September which was 91%.6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.2
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September results.
Slightly poor month with 96% of target. Big spread, with 93% for the ESE and 102% for the WNW.
Generated 373kWh (66.85 O's).
Imported 264kWh.
Exported 153kWh.
Total consumption 483kWh.
Gas was ~99kWh. [DHW & oven.]
Consumption still down to a more reasonable level (including BEV charging). But the very patchy weather, and rolling clouds, meant most BEV charging was done overnight. A2A units used a bit in the later half of the month. No GCH yet, but getting close.
Just a small(ish) batt of 4-5kWh, probably would have reduced import significantly, but batts still some time away as the market is so messy.
Had worse September gen in 2013 and 2016, but this year was at the lower end for the month. Year end prediction 102%.
Year end projection of ~6,500kWh of leccy consumption, including BEV's and some space heating from A2A units. Gas projection ~6,400kWh (GCH + DHW + oven).
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 -
Update on September results (1 week away from home)
Generation 393.8kWh
Import 68.6kWh
Export 269.1kWh
Total Cons. 189.8kWh
Gas 91kWh for hot water/hobBarnsley, South Yorkshire
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter installed Mar 22 and 9.6kw Pylontech battery
Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing3 -
Poor start to the month.
1.34 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
PV - best Sept figure since install in '18 being 109% of pvgis at 920 vs 842 kWh's.GF - (Wind) 266 kWh's.Total generation 1186 kWh'sConsumption 814 kWhs' - DHW 100, ASHP's Cooling only 47, EV's 317.Import Circa 12kWh'sExport 125 kWh'sNo Fossil fuels were purchased
or cremated
during this month.
East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.3 -
Sept - (away for just under 2 weeks)
Generation 419.1kWh
Consumption 266.5kWh
Export 159.4kWh
Import 16kWh
From battery 123.7kWh
Gas 123.79kWh - DHW & hob
on 🐙Go as of today - have prog. battery, EV, WMC & DW to charge from grid 12:30-4:30AM.Lancashire
PV 5.04kWp SW facing
Solar Battery 6.5 kWh
🐙 Intelligent Go
Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.4
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