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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Dave_Fowler
    Dave_Fowler Posts: 626 Forumite
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    arch
    zeupater wrote: »
    Hi All

    Well, quite an interesting point .... today we passed the threshold where one month's (March's) generation exceeds that of the previous 3 months combined .... :cool:

    ... it's a first for us - wonder if it'll ever happen again ... ;)

    HTH
    Z
    Here too, March has surpassed January and February combined.

    System 1 produced 104kWh in Jan, 151kWh in Feb and 275kWh in March so far.

    System 2 produced 92kWh in Jan, 133 kWh in Feb and 254kWh in March so far.

    The last few days have seen System 2 catching up with System 1 as the panel angles become more favourable and the shading in the afternoon reduces as the angle of the sun increases.

    Dave F
    Solar PV System 1: 2.96kWp South+8 degrees. Roof 38 degrees. 'Normal' system
    Solar PV System 2: 3.00kWp South-4 degrees. Roof 28 degrees. SolarEdge system
    EV car, PodPoint charger
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  • sly_dog_jonah
    sly_dog_jonah Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    329.6kWh this month with one day to go, against a PVGIS classic estimate of 256kWh (+29%). We're not going to beat March 2012 though which clocked up 365.1kWh (+43%).

    Forecast doesn't look too great for tomorrow though.
    Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof
  • Oscargrouch
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    Dave_Fowler wrote: »
    arch
    Here too, March has surpassed January and February combined.

    System 1 produced 104kWh in Jan, 151kWh in Feb and 275kWh in March so far.

    System 2 produced 92kWh in Jan, 133 kWh in Feb and 254kWh in March so far.

    The last few days have seen System 2 catching up with System 1 as the panel angles become more favourable and the shading in the afternoon reduces as the angle of the sun increases.

    Dave F

    Hold the phone, what last 3 months are we all including here - DEC; JAN; FEB; or JAN; FEB; & MARCH...smiley-think005.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).
  • zeupater
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    edited 30 March 2014 at 9:47PM
    jimjames wrote: »
    I just checked ours and we're nowhere near. Did you have some bad months over winter?

    Last 3 months for us were 417kWh (Dec 103,Jan 121,Feb 193) and March was 328kWh

    http://solar-panels-review.321web.co.uk/solar-panel-generation-months-compared.php
    Hi

    Previous months weren't particularly bad. Generation was over PVGIS4 prediction in both Dec & Jan, followed by a pretty impressive Feb with March being well up on March 2012 ....

    HTH
    Z
    "We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. " ...... Aristotle
    B)
  • zeupater
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Hold the phone, what last 3 months are we all including here - DEC; JAN; FEB; or JAN; FEB; & MARCH...smiley-think005.gif
    Hi

    I'd say that comparing the current month to the previous 3 would be taken as being March14 vs (Dec13+Jan14+Feb14) ....

    Z
    "We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. " ...... Aristotle
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  • EricMears
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Hold the phone, what last 3 months are we all including here - DEC; JAN; FEB; or JAN; FEB; & MARCH...smiley-think005.gif


    It would be jolly difficult to get a March figure that was greater than the total of Jan + Feb + March ! Unless of course Jan & Feb were both negative.
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Martyn1981
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    edited 31 March 2014 at 6:53AM
    zeupater wrote: »
    Hi All

    Well, quite an interesting point .... today we passed the threshold where one month's (March's) generation exceeds that of the previous 3 months combined .... :cool:

    ... it's a first for us - wonder if it'll ever happen again ... ;)

    HTH
    Z

    Similar boat here, but almost expected. Dec + Jan + Feb targets total 344kWh, with March's target being 340kWh.

    Actual results for last 4 months (estimating today as average) I have 337.5kWh v's 377.2kWh.

    Previous year (2012-13) was 323.9 v's 283.9 so an improvement all round this year.

    My shallow off-south panels really kick-in in March.

    Mart.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh 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.
  • Oscargrouch
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    edited 31 March 2014 at 7:21AM
    Dave_Fowler wrote: »
    Here too, March has surpassed January and February combined.

    Dave F

    What were your results for Dec '13 Dave.....coffee.gif

    Can't wait to get this app as soon as it is available for my Wattson..
    http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/demo
    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).
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,085 Forumite
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    Dull and misty yesterday on the E. Coast = 2.8 O's:D
    More of the same today :mad:
    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.
  • Dave_Fowler
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Hold the phone, what last 3 months are we all including here - DEC; JAN; FEB; or JAN; FEB; & MARCH...smiley-think005.gif
    Ooops. sorry :o. Should have read the post more than once before going off to look at my figures. System 1 produced 92kWh in Dec and System 2 produced 79kWh. So therefore March was not as good as the previous 3 months combined. 347 cf 275 and 304 cf 254.

    Dave F
    Solar PV System 1: 2.96kWp South+8 degrees. Roof 38 degrees. 'Normal' system
    Solar PV System 2: 3.00kWp South-4 degrees. Roof 28 degrees. SolarEdge system
    EV car, PodPoint charger
    Lux LXP 3600 ACS + 6 x 2.4kWh Aoboet LFP 2400 battery storage. Installed Feb 2021
    Location: Bedfordshire
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