Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

sly_dog_jonah

Got an 11.3kWh Saturday (3.05 O's), best since November 23rd. Summer's on it's way!

Currently kicking out 3kW :beer:

Oscargrouch

Only 1.68 O's today; not looking forward to the 21st - 25th incl. last year it was 0.0 O's all the way.....:mad: :rotfl:

legoman62

Oscargrouch wrote: »

Only 1.68 O's today;....:mad: :rotfl:

Lucky you! I only managed 1.27 O's today:D

jackieblack

2.7 Os again today

24kWh generated over the last 4 days! :j

Kernel_Sanders

jackieblack wrote: »

Agreed, I think we all know that these months are not the ones that we got PV panels for, but I console myself somewhat with the knowledge that I am, at least, using 100% of my generation myself

I suspect Eric was talking relatively, i.e. in terms of his shallow pitch compared to others at this time of year. Mine's not much steeper and I haven't got near your 24 kWh over the past 4 days from 3.92 kWp. (6.538 today though, about 50% up on yesterday.)

InVestor_2

£5.52 yesterday (11.4 kWh)

48.6 kWh over last 4 days :j

jackieblack

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

I suspect Eric was talking relatively, i.e. in terms of his shallow pitch compared to others at this time of year.

True, although the general sentiment still applies to all with PV, I suspect

EricMears

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

I suspect Eric was talking relatively, i.e. in terms of his shallow pitch compared to others at this time of year. Mine's not much steeper and I haven't got near your 24 kWh over the past 4 days from 3.92 kWp. (6.538 today though, about 50% up on yesterday.)

What I actually said was

At this time of year I'm really not expecting to generate very much. But hopefully January could be better than December and even last month I'll have earnt more in FIT payments than it cost to keep the panels on the roof. I'm quite happy to have a few months like that and collect the serious money in summer.

The first sentence surely applies to everyone although rest of it is strictly only personal since I've no idea how much it costs anyone else to keep panels on roof.


The shallow pitch will be reducing my generation from potential max by quite a bit. You'd need a roof of approx. 75 deg slope for optimum generation this week. Actually, I have got one of those - but it faces North ! :mad:


But the shallow roof isn't quite as bad as might be expected - it probably collects more general 'glare' from backlit clouds above.

Martyn1981

Had a couple of nice days 0.79 & 0.88 O's, so just about holding on target for Jan so far.

Long term weather forecast is mediocre, so too hard to call, even if it does turn out to be accurate .... yeah right! :rotfl:

Mart.

InVestor_2

£5.96 today (12.3 kWh)

60.9 kWh over last 5 days :j