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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    shafeeq wrote: »
    Improvement on yesterday 2.82 O's today. Can I complain?

    You usually do, so don't break a habit of a life time.....COMPLAIN.... coffee.gif

    3.28 O's for me......smiley-laughing021.gif
    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: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • Martyn1981
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    old_grouser wrote: »
    Echoing Jeepjunkie, I like to think of the FIT as paying for all the gas and electricity used at Grouser Hall (which it does) - but then, by a subtle sleight of hand, we spend it on something else instead. I believe this is what is meant by double entry bookkeeping.

    I think we're up to to quadruple by now .... 'well, I suppose the FiTs will help with that'. I suspect our FiT income till around May 2017 has already been committed!

    Generation here is getting worse by the day (weather not seasonality). Possible chance that the next 4 days could pull the numbers back up a bit, but have now slipped to an estimated 94% for the month. Still even with 97% and 94% bookends, April to Sept this year has been amazing.

    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.
  • John_Pierpoint
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    EricMears wrote: »
    No - it's normal weather variation for the UK.

    Daily Telegraph (and I) don't agree.:D

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10337064/IPCC-report-Britain-could-cool-if-Gulf-Stream-slows.html

    Actually the Telegraph does not know if it is on its @rse or its elbow on this one.
  • legoman62
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    3.62 O's yesterday:j

    Will be down on PVGIS and Sept last year but, 4 more days like yesterday would help;)
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
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    3.52 O's..coffee.gif
    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: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • Oscargrouch
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    edited 27 September 2013 at 8:42PM
    John_Pierpoint wrote: »
    Daily Telegraph (and I) don't agree.:D

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10337064/IPCC-report-Britain-could-cool-if-Gulf-Stream-slows.html

    Actually the Telegraph does not know if it is on its @rse or its elbow on this one.

    Jobs for the Boy's springs to mind; and we are paying the price of their stupidity. If the weeks forecast isn't right, how come they think they can forecast any future weather trends. Are we going to get the money back if they are wrong, fat chance !! Another way of getting TAX, what a bunch of *******. Lots have tried, and always failed; you will never be able to change nature coffee.gif I wish there was an age opt out on this farce that may or may not happen in 50 years......:rotfl:
    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: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • tunnel
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    3.5 o's yesterday and another 3.7 O's today. Enjoying watching the kWh's tot up ready for the readings going in at the month end. Hopefully looking at about £630 for the 1/4(helped a bit by July).

    I asked my other half who she was and what she'd done with the wife as I got home to the lawns cut(for free), dishwasher had been on(separate to the mowing) and several loads of washing which was hung out to dry in the sun:j.......maybe all my nagging is gradually paying off:rotfl:

    tunnel
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • shafeeq
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    Considering the shading 3.07 O's is pretty good.
  • Oscargrouch
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    shafeeq wrote: »
    Considering the shading 3.07 O's is pretty good.

    Moan, Moan, Moan and then Complain: dear ohh dear...:rotfl:
    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: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Moan, Moan, Moan and then Complain: dear ohh dear...:rotfl:

    I learnt from the expert ;)
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