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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Last three days almost identical with ~3kWh/0.5 O (each).
Jan target just starting to slip, but still reasonable.
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 -
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0.12 O's today; getting bombarded with adverts from this site at the moment, anyone else having similar? :mad: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 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »0.12 O's today; getting bombarded with adverts from this site at the moment, anyone else having similar? :mad:
No, none at all.
Try running http://www.malwarebytes.org/lp/lp4/?gclid=CLO27_qDqLwCFSEHwwodsXkAag:D
The free one of course:D16 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 -
Best January generation since the system was installed.
2011 - 34 kWh
2012 - 48 kWh
2013 - 32 kWh
2014 - 51 kWh
The lack of snow covering the panels really does help
PV Output0 -
£82.58 for the month (170.4 kWh )
11.5% over PVGIS estimate
Nice start to the year0 -
93.95 kWh for month. Midway between classic & revised classic pvgis
Jan 2012 was much better (107); Jan 2013 much worse (70 - but I believe that included several days with panels under snow).NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
Another 0.12 O's today..consolation prize being Jan '14 was 4.72O's better than '13 so it was......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 -
1.2 O's today. Down on Jan PVGIS but best 1/2 of the month still to come:T
0.22 O's today making a total of 81kWh for month.....somehow made 10kWh more than Jan 2013:T16 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 -
Well, despite my WNW system beating my other 2 for 4 consecutive days its done bang on PVGIS climate estimate, yet my other 2 are up by around 7kWh between them.
Unfortunately I've "bought" 469kWh this month.....ouch...BUT, that's still only 15 kWh a day compared to over 20 pre panels.
ROLL ON SPRING/SUMMER & AUTUMN(forget winter)2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0
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