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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    KevinG wrote: »
    So that's March and a rather better month than of late.

    Total: 198.55 kWh, 25% above SAF PVGIS (49% above classic)
    2013: 105.16 kWh
    2012: 203.03 kWh

    Best day: 16th, 10.95 kWh
    Worst day: 25th, 1.56 kWh

    Today was particularly disappointing, the forecast was sunny all day, which did not change throughout the day, but it was cloudy all day with not a bit of unbroken sunshine that I noticed.

    Did yer notice what yer did today, as a matter of interest..? :D
    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).
  • InVestor_2
    InVestor_2 Posts: 270 Forumite
    £225.15 (464.6 kWh) for the month :D

    41.39% (136 kWh) over PVGIS Climate estimate for the month :D

    What a cracking 3rd year so far, four months in :T
  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 286 Forumite
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    I've not worked out PVGIS estimates yet, but just finished my first full month since install:

    212 kWh generated
    Best day: 24th @ 12.66 kWh
    4kWp system (Feb 2014) : 1.5 SW, 2.5 NE (16x Bisol BMO/250, Aurora Power-One UNO PVI-3.6 Inverter : pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=29935
  • jimmyboy420
    jimmyboy420 Posts: 1,004 Forumite
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    Dodo0808 wrote: »

    As you are all posting figures for the months end, I thought I'd submit mine for the 21 days since installation....

    ....273.3kwh. I'm not sure what the weather was like early on in the month (it's strange how you don't pay much attention before you have pv installed!), but if the last 21 days were averaged out over a full month we would have achieved over 400kwh:T

    My final 12 days made 150kWh. I think it's unfair to extrapolate in the way you have done, as the weather was probably worse earlier in the month.

    But I'll do it anyway.... 387.5kWh. Would have been well above PVGIS.
    3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
    Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,313 Forumite
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    Well, I never knew a GM could run backwards; you learn something new every day


    I very much doubt they can. However to satisfy the premise that March Generation might be greater than March Generation plus two more months of generation, the total of those two months has to be negative.


    Reductio ad absurdum !
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,491 Forumite
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    Well, I never knew a GM could run backwards; you learn something new every day......life is just one big generation curve.......:rotfl: :D

    Actually Oscar, they can. I only discovered this, this morning, as my TGM has apparently been reversing since midnight. But I hope to resolve the issue by noon today. Fingers crossed.

    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.
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,491 Forumite
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    System: M1 ESE 3.58kWp

    Total generation: 259kWh (2013 198kWh)

    Daily average: 8.35kWh

    Generation per kWp: 72.35kWh


    System: M2 2.0kWp

    Total generation: 114.4kWh (2013 85.9kWh)

    Daily average: 3.69kWh

    Generation per kWp: 57.2kWh


    March closed at PVGIS +10%. Leccy import at 122kWh.

    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.
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,064 Forumite
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    1.75 O's yesterday:D

    Mar 2014 = 319kWh just over PVGIS (311kWh)

    Mar 2013 = 252kWh

    Mar 2012 = 350kwh...how did I do that:)

    Mar 29th = least electricity used 3.1kWh = 54p (inc 19.95p S/C)
    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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,123 Forumite
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    Did yer notice what yer did today, as a matter of interest..? :D
    Of course! 3.16 kWh (1.58 O, just for you :))
    2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.
  • Best March generation since my system was installed.

    2011 - 122 kWh
    2012 - 130 kWh
    2013 - 76 kWh
    2014 - 131 kWh

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