Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

Oscargrouch

EricMears wrote: »

In my case, it's lost interest on £12k which would is currently 3.1%pa or £31 per month.

Don't forget, you have also lost your £12K which is sat on your roof :rotfl:

EricMears

Oscargrouch wrote: »

Don't forget, you have also lost your £12K which is sat on your roof :rotfl:

It's not "lost" - it's been "invested". Theoretically the panels have a secondhand value so I could sell them - but why would I want to do that when they're earning at almost 15%.

You might equally say (and with rather more justification) that I've also "lost" the money I used to buy my car or my house.

EricMears

7.5 kWh here today.

Not exciting but between 3 & 4 times the sacrificed ISA income.

Oscargrouch

Martyn1981 wrote: »

That's pretty impressive Oscar, I wasn't expecting numbers that high.

Similar chat here, when I was taking the mick out of RoxyK

Maybe it is over-reading a bit, but you will see some strange numbers at times when the panels get to cool down a bit.

Did you manage to put the kettle on in time to use it?

Mart.

Hmm, perhaps we are thinking that the inverter is over reading, whereas perhaps the Gen Meter is under registering. I would certainly prefer to submit my inverter readings for FIT payments.:j Food for thought:rotfl:.

Martyn1981

OK do I have permission for a little 'smug dance'?

Not exactly sure what happened here, but the forecast grey clouds and rain, never quite made it, so fifth decent day in a row, scoring 21 to 23!

High 21 on the inverters, which after adding 1.5% under-read gives a low 22, but there must have been nearly 1 more hiding in the TGM (it only displays whole numbers), so that went up 23. :j

Only need 10 more tomorrow for week 2 to finish spot on average of 13/day.

Mart.

Oscargrouch

EricMears wrote: »

It's not "lost" - it's been "invested". Theoretically the panels have a secondhand value so I could sell them - but why would I want to do that when they're earning at almost 15%.

You might equally say (and with rather more justification) that I've also "lost" the money I used to buy my car or my house.

The way I look at it is 'I am not making nowt until I get my investment back'; then, and only then, does it become profit on an investment. In my case profit will not start until November 2016. I will let you work that one out as, I have realised you enjoy figures:rotfl:. A bit like an equity; you have to live long enough to enjoy it and get your money back.:beer: Disclaimer: No offence intended.

shafeeq

HI all

Today 8.696...... it's the 8th day and this is 2nd best figure.......... oh by the way scaffolding was taken down this afternoon also...

Shafeeq

Oscargrouch

Well, 9.9kWh today:mad:. Need another 224kWh to equal what I generated in May. Only 15 days to go, anyone a betting man/woman/animal/plant/whatever ?:rotfl:

Oscargrouch

sly_dog_jonah wrote: »

Following a stinking week of weather in cider country (N.Somerset) last week (total generation Mon-Fri: 17kWh), today is looking like it is going to be a new record today. :j

By midday we'd already generated 13.46kWh (our SE orientation does help!) and on previous good days we've made over 7kWh in the afternoon.

Fingers crossed we might beat 20kWh today, comfortably beating our previous best of 17.57kWh two weeks ago.

Edit:
Still over 3hrs until sunset, but we've broken through 20kWh for the first time.


I wonder if a 30kWh day will be possible in June?:beer:

Anyone remember this wishfull thought:rotfl:

EricMears

Oscargrouch wrote: »

Anyone remember this wishfull thought

Remember it well - and still think there's a good chance of seeing one.

Ten bad days in a row doesn't mean we'll have another ten !


Not too bad a day here yesterday 19.6kWh Lots of peaks around 3kW (lots of high level cloud) but even more troughs as low level clouds went by.