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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    Hiya Shafeeq. I've just checked PVspot, usually pop on every few weeks or so.

    For July so far, it suggests 80, I've had 82
    June, suggests 311 got 343
    May suggests 453 got 443

    So it can vary a bit. It was much 'tighter' a while back, but since we've had this very variable weather, it's got slightly more erratic. Good of course, just slightly 'looser'.

    Quite how you predict generation with rain stopping and starting, and varying from one street to the next, must be a nightmare.

    I think you're looking good so far. ;)

    Mart.

    Hi Mart

    Thanks for the info, I was just concern just about everyday my figures seems to be low so was thinking if there is a problem with my system. But as you are well aware since I had my system the weather has been not very good. Checking PVSpot figures are not too very out so not too concern

    Today so far its done 14.86 currently it's doing 69w, after 6.15pm It doesn't do much..... sun goes at front side.

    Thanks again
    Shafeeq
  • KevinG
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    KevinG wrote: »
    You did better than me - 4.77kWh from 2kWp system yesterday, I'm in North Sussex. Should be around double that today as it's been much brighter.
    9.63kWh, slightly more than double. Shut down a bit early as it's finally gone dull and started raining.

    Edit: spoke too soon, it's switched back on again but it will only add a couple of Wh at most.
    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.
  • RoxyK
    RoxyK Posts: 2,245 Forumite
    Woohoo!! Is it a bird, is it a plane.......no it's the SUN :) Gosh had forgotten what sun and blue skies look like.

    Total for day 26.1 kWh and the highest day for July so far :)
    16 x Sanyo HIT 240w panels, 3.84kWp, south facing, 30 degree slope in the SW, 4.4 Eltek HE-t inverter installed 27/03/12 :D
  • Oscargrouch
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    EricMears wrote: »
    I'm not apportioning blame - but if I was I wouldn't target Shafeeq.

    July may not be any better (rest of WRC and Olympics) but I'm confident of a few good days in August September and even October.

    I saw that forecast, was it made by G. Osborne?:rotfl:

    John_Pierpoint wrote: »
    Got any trees reducing the local "brightness"?
    Got any shadows (eg poles/chimneys/complicated TV aerials) tracking across any panels.

    Think Shafeeq has the same problem as we all have; 'Black Clouds'. :rotfl:
    RoxyK wrote: »
    Woohoo!! Is it a bird, is it a plane.......no it's the SUN :) Gosh had forgotten what sun and blue skies look like.

    Total for day 26.1 kWh and the highest day for July so far :)

    A record day in July for me as well; 13.1kWh. :j Forget what it should have been......:rotfl:
    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).
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    Hi

    Finished 14.90kwh, highest in July and 2nd highest generation for me :)

    Shafeeq
  • Oscargrouch
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    shafeeq wrote: »
    Hi

    Finished 14.90kwh, highest in July and 2nd highest generation for me :)

    Shafeeq

    You beat me....:mad:

    :rotfl:Got any bricks and wood left from the chimney & Tree; need to build a BBQ for next year:D :rotfl:
    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).
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    You beat me....:mad:

    :rotfl:Got any bricks and wood left from the chimney & Tree; need to build a BBQ for next year:D :rotfl:
    l

    hehehe My neighbour other side has a log burner, so he found the wood useful :)

    Was talking to the neighbour today who's tree it is. He said its not coming down... I just have to figure out how to poison it :)

    Tomorrow seems to be a good forecast so hoping for a decent generation.

    Shafeeq
  • shafeeq
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    edited 11 July 2012 at 9:35PM
    shafeeq wrote: »
    l

    hehehe My neighbour other side has a log burner, so he found the wood useful :)

    Was talking to the neighbour today who's tree it is. He said its not coming down... I just have to figure out how to poison it :)

    Tomorrow seems to be a good forecast so hoping for a decent generation.

    Shafeeq

    That is tree not the neighbour... to clarify before some one reads it wrongly :)
  • EricMears
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    23.41 kWh today - which is pretty good by recent standards.

    However, morning was really dull and proper sunshine only arrived at (true) Noon. Afternoon was much brighter but there were a few short cloudy spells

    8.905 kWh from sunrise to Noon
    14.505 kWh from Noon to sunset

    Since the panels face geographic South, on a perfect day forenoon generation would exactly equal afternoon's. That would have given me 29 kWh (or even more with zero cloud).

    Just waiting for a day like that ! But aren't we all ?
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Oscargrouch
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    shafeeq wrote: »
    l was talking to the neighbour today who's tree it is. He said its not coming down... I just have to figure out how to poison it :) Shafeeq

    Remind him that any rotten branches etc are a H & S issue, and he should have Tree Surgeons check the tree's health...maybe each year?:rotfl: At his own expense of course...;)
    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).
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