Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

Martyn1981

The systems valiantly clung on to 100%(ish) right till the last week, then fell off a cliff with several rainy, near zero days. So closed Jan at 87.5% of target (ESE 87%, WNW 90%).

Total gen was 86.6kWh, down marginally on 2013's 87.8kWh.

System: M1 3.58kWp

Orientation 110° (South -70°), Pitch 27°

Total generation: 65kWh (2013 67kWh)

Generation per kWp: 18.16kWh


System: M2 2.0kWp

Orientation 290° (South +110°), Pitch 30°

Total generation: 21.6kWh (2012 20.8kWh)

Generation per kWp: 10.8kWh

Mart.

PS Import 200kWh, same as December. Feb target 160. M.

InVestor_2

Beautiful weather

Generating over 3 kW

Washer on, electric heater on..win win

Forecast for a great weekend, next week is another matter..

jimjames

Amazingly considering what poor weather we seem to have had in January the solar panels have actually had the best Jan since they were installed! There must have been more sun than I imagined!

Jan 2014: 121kWh
Jan 2013: 89kWh
Jan 2012: 114kWh

Interesting to see the difference comparing the same month year by year. The panels generated for less time in 2014 but produced more electricity than 2012.

http://solar-panels-review.321web.co.uk/solar-panel-electricity-generated-january.php

jackieblack

Rather surprised to have finished January 21% above PVGIS Climate target (31% above Classic)

Second best Jan since installation here,

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Targets xxxxxxxxxxx kWh generated
xxxxxxxxx PVGIS Classic PVGIS Climate xx 2011 2012 2013 2014
January xx 66.156 xxxx 71.4 xxxxxx 65 xx 90 xx 74 x 87

InVestor_2

£8.04 today (16.6 kWh)

Cracking day, lots of washing, cooking electric heating all for free

KevinG

January stats:

2014: 50.02 kWh
2013: 39.41 kWh
2012: 72.23 kWh

Better than I expected in the end, 28.2% below SAF PVGIS. Only three decent mostly sunny days, 11th, 14th and 19th.

EricMears

Sunny morning; dull afternoon. Quite surprised to get almost 6kWh. Best day so far this month !

Oscargrouch

2.32 O's best day so far this month......

Since having Wattson/Holmes installed, which was 24th Nov 2012. I have used 38.1% (1,450.8 kWh) from Solar and the other 2,358.7 kWh came from the grid. Since the install of Wattson/Holmes, I have only exported 1,174.3 kWh (44.7%) of generation. January 2013, my consumer unit read 192 kWh used; Wattson reckoned 282 kWh used..(32% saved) which I think is correct. Total Generation last month on the Gen. Meter is 31.64 O's; Holmes shows 31.872 O's ....well pleased......

tunnel

1.35 O's today


Made up of WNW 0.48 O's (1.2kWh)
ESE 1.93 O's(3.8kWh)
and SSW 1.86 O's(3.7kWh)


Good start to the new month, just wish the sun had continued to shine after the morning and not exclusive to it

jackieblack

7kWh yesterday :j
3.15 Os :T