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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Just over 5 O's yesterday..past PVGIS Classic:D
Also hit 6 MWh in just over 20 months (including 2 winters):beer: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.0 -
466 kWh so far this month, 10kWh or more today and we'll beat our record of 476kWh set May 2013.
Back to 19.7kWh yesterday after a 10.9kWh the day before.Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof0 -
I have just hit SAF PVGIS for July (well above classic) so everything else is "free"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-2022.0
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New record set yesterday broke through the 500 kWh (519) previous highest was 497 kWh.
Had a terrible Jan, Feb, March (March was 80 kWh below expectation) so will be interesting to see the annual figure.3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch + Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since0 -
Nice to see all these "highest-ever" reports. Just to chime in with mine; 595kWh so far for this month against PVGIS prediction of 459kWh.
Previous highest month was May 2012 with 583kWh. Hoping to hit 700kWh by the end of the month but not betting the house on it.Are you for real? - Glass Half Empty??
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Today was the day, the end of the over-average run, or was it? the rains didn't come, and the sun came out, got a 22.7 (4.07 Os) add that to yesterday's 24.8 (4.44 Os) and that's 22 days straight over target. But tomorrow could be tight.
Total for July so far, has just snuck over the highest ever (June 13), with a devilish (when rounded off) 665.6
If average till end of the month - and the forecast is a very mixed bag, so too hard to call - would end up with an insane 774kWhs and 131% of target :eek:
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.0 -
Very pleased with July so far...4.6 O's today; achieved 84.9% of cash compared to last years 1/4 of FIT with all of 28 more days to go. And, there is more.....recouped 27.79% of my investment back since installation date....excluding lecci savings...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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
3.75 O's yesterday. As most posters I'm looking for my best month ever:beer:
Trying to find other ways to utilise my excess PV;)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.0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »Very pleased with July so far...4.6 O's today; achieved 84.9% of cash compared to last years 1/4 of FIT with all of 28 more days to go. And, there is more.....recouped 27.79% of my investment back since installation date....excluding lecci savings...
Sounds like you are looking at a great payback time
I'm not far behind @ 24% in 18 months
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Oscargrouch wrote: »Very pleased with July so far...4.6 O's today; achieved 84.9% of cash compared to last years 1/4 of FIT with all of 28 more days to go. And, there is more.....recouped 27.79% of my investment back since installation date....excluding lecci savings...
Just checked ours and we've covered 27% of the cost in the first 18 months, again not including electricity saving. Taking electricity savings into account it is over 35% cost recouped. With RPI increasing FIT payments I'd estimate that it will be well under 5 years for full payback.Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0
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