Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

NedS

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81945036#Comment_81945036

Today: 37.6kWh, 5.22 Os. Another unexpected Hawaii.

March: 654.5kWh, 90.8 Os, 109% of PVGIS. A weak first half and strong second half to the month

YTD: 1070.8kWh, 148.62 Os, 90% of PVGIS. Over one MWh of generation in the bank for the first quarter

Interestingly, our ASHP usage for the same period (Jan-March) is 1177 kWh, which is almost totally offset by solar during this period!

Alnat1

3.25 O's today to give 119% of PVGIS for the month. Felt worse, probably not as warm as recent March's and more brighter days than actually sunny.

Year so far at 96% of PVGIS so catching up after what seemed a very bad start to the year. I guess even a good Jan and Feb doesn't really count much towards the annual total.

Magnitio

Forecast for yesterday was thick cloud, but it turned out quite sunny - 2.52 O's.

March ended at 103% of PVGIS.

debitcardmayhem

Not brilliant 1.41 Os, but 109% for month, doesn't seem possible.

theharebreaks

2 O's exactly yesterday. Ended the month at 114%

Martyn1981

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81945023#Comment_81945023

Shall we call that a 'Dusty Bin'? (Showing my age).

Martyn1981

March results. 

Month was not too bad, with 88% of target. Small spread, with 86% for the ESE/SSW* and 99% for the WNW. But the WNW figure isn't impacted by battery charging losses, and will be a truer representation of the months 'real' generation. Year end projection ~96% of target. 

[*2.1kWp SSW ground mount is steep pitched for winter, and sits between a large tree to the SE and the house to the SW, so will incurr some shading throughout Apr-Sep. The rest of the PV is roof mounted, ESE & WNW, and receives some shading, but all PV is Solaredge to minimise shading losses.]

Generated 550kWh (63.04 O's).

Imported 695kWh.  [All cheap rate apart from ~15kWh]

Exported 395kWh.

Total consumption 850kWh.  [House and transport now fully electric. DHW 61kWh]

Estimated leccy bill for the next year, at current rates, is ~£550. Estimated export income, at current rates (reduced from 15p to 12p/kWh, is ~£440 to £480. Nice.

Merlin139

Ended the month with some sun. Peak production hit 4.06 kWp

4.18 O's

Month stats:

349.95 kWh 88.15 O's 7th out of 12 for March.

1st: 454.62 Mar 2025, 12th 263.44 Mar 2018, Mean Average: 360.58

Paid for 168 kWh of Elec, 652 kWh of Gas

Diverted 103 kWh through Solar I-Boost

Worst Jan-Mar 552 kWh, Best 2022 894 kWh, Mean Average 715 kWh

NedS

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81945919#Comment_81945919

I've reran my figures since we are currently unable to switch onto IOF for summer. Recalculating for 12p SEG, I estimate import costs of £329.50 and SEG export of £329.18, so we are just about covering our usage (net zero), with just the pesky £200pa standing charge to consider.

If we could switch to IOF, we'd cover the SC and end up around £200 in credit for the year.

pete-20-11

All the 1s today, 1.11 Os.