Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

jackieblack

Feb stats;
Targets
PVGIS Classic - 98.124kWh
PVGIS Climate - 104 kWh

Generation
2011 - 71kWh
2012 - 144kWh
2013 - 91kWh
2014 - 139kWh

tunnel

edwink wrote: »

Our 2nd years generation came to 1835 kWh = £884.77

1st year was 1822 kWh = £849.79


Calculating yearly bills, this is what we paid


£225.00 electric
£000.00 gas disconnected
£190.00 water rates (metered)
£145.50 T.V. licence
£200.00 buildings and contents insurance (down by £99)
£ 94.16 RAC breakdown cover
£854.66
£884.77 FIT payments for 2nd year
£ 30.11 left over


Note for Tunnel:- Insurance £99.00 cheaper than last year as changed to a different company and got the same amount of cover. Kick up backside to shop around thanks Tunnel!!!!


After the kick from Tunnel looked in to our car breakdown policy. Renewal for AA this year was £212.69 so have changed to the RAC, now cost is £94.16 for exactly the same cover (includes new customer and on-line discount) So I can now cover car breakdown in my figure for this year. Due to the fact that house insurance was £99.00 cheaper. Thanks again Tunnel.


We are still very pleased with what we are generating even though we have real shading issues over the winter months.


Hope everyone is enjoying the weather today.


Edwink x

Hi Edwink,


Hope you used a cashback site like these for an extra £40 back, don't worry if not, there's always next year


http://www.quidco.com/rac-breakdown-cover/?ac

highet wrote: »

hi tunnel - panels have been in since end november but its been pretty cold and grey in scotland last couple of months - thursday and friday were two of few sunny days over last 3 months - generated just under 300 kw since install - unfortunately we have gas combi boiler so no hot water tank - will wait and see what edf do re electricity consumption prior to changing meter - wondering what would have happened had i not noticed - assume they would have cottoned on eventually? but as my fixed price tariff expires end april was planning on moving supplier anyway - i assume there is no problem having different energy supplier from company that pays FIT?

No problem whatsoever, my energy supplier is EDF yet my FITs is SSE

Oscargrouch

So, so, so, close to a Hawaii today 4.64 O's...



Above graph demo's what I call a good day(27th Feb); as generation goes up, me Optiplug kicks in and the heater gobbles a chunk of it up....:rotfl:

Feb: Saved 40% on power used.
Meter recorded 158 kWh; actual usage recorded 264 kWh...Thanks Wattson, Holmes & Optiplug.

March kicked off with 7% of PVGIS on day one...

edwink

tunnel wrote: »

Hi Edwink,


Hope you used a cashback site like these for an extra £40 back, don't worry if not, there's always next year


http://www.quidco.com/rac-breakdown-cover/?ac


Thanks Tunnel. Already tried that!!! Quote price through Quidco was higher than quote from R*C. and the quote I got from R*C would not allow a further cashback discount through a discount site.


Edwink x

sly_dog_jonah

Feb generation in cider country was 221kWh which was 132% of PVGIS estimate of 167kWh (Feb 2013 was 95%)

EricMears

edwink wrote: »

tunnel wrote: »

Hi Edwink,


Hope you used a cashback site like these for an extra £40 back, don't worry if not, there's always next year


http://www.quidco.com/rac-breakdown-cover/?ac


Thanks Tunnel. Already tried that!!! Quote price through Quidco was higher than quote from R*C. and the quote I got from R*C would not allow a further cashback discount through a discount site.


Edwink x

Getting way off topic of course but I can never resist telling people how I managed a years worth of Green Flag cover for £1 (net) a couple of years ago. Still looking for that elusive deal where cashback > price paid

legoman62

Oscargrouch wrote: »

So, so, so, close to a Hawaii today 4.64 O's...

Wow! Thats fantastic.. What a start to March. I only managed 1.75 O's yesterday, here on the E. Coast:D

Oscargrouch

legoman62 wrote: »

Wow! Thats fantastic.. What a start to March. I only managed 1.75 O's yesterday, here on the E. Coast:D

Back to 'Doom & Gloom today'; 0.88 O's....

shavy65

Another nice day in NE corner of Scotland, bang on 3 O`s for me today

legoman62

Nice day AM, then cloudy and dull after lunch so 1.15 O's yesterday:D