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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    My ESE managed an Hawaii(+0.5 O) all on its own today as it was glorious this morning. Combined my systems came in just under 4 O's.
    At this time of year i'll take that every day
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 286 Forumite
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    13.5kWh for me today, which is better than I expected. Cracking sunshine at 7.30am and was generating just over 1kW, but high cloud came over around lunchtime.
    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
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,982 Forumite
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    3.77 O's or 15.1 kWh today:D

    Just short of Jan total in the 1st 5 days of May:T
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    A mere 4.68 O's today. t2416.gif Bright start but no good to me....scattered cloud this afy. 53.1% of my install forecast achieved, with 6 months toogo, 4 of them max gen time.

    I see many are posting figures that are not from gen meters; my inverter gen figures (example of failure) are well off what the meter registers. Will post the difference the morrow......Loads of sunshine!!!! I hope.....:rotfl: coffee.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).
  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 286 Forumite
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    I only look at my inverter display to get the peak generation figure for the day.
    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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    edited 5 May 2014 at 10:07PM
    I generally post my daily Os from my inverter but any monthly or weekly figures, in Os or kWh from PV output, which gives figures very very very close to my generation meter (0.1kWh out over the last 45 days).

    In either case, Hawaii today, third in a row.
    3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
    Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Forget 'Alice'; where is mac2008 ? :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).
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,982 Forumite
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    I used to post Inverter figs until I realised they were 1% higher than true.

    I now post actual gen meter readings....although my Inverter is always within 1 kWh as I periodically reset it to true:D
    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: 2,087 Forumite
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    I've never posted anything other than generation meter readings. My inverter isn't bad, generally less than 0.5% under. Anyway, I got 11.23 kWh yesterday, 5.61 O, much more sun than forecast.
    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.
  • jimmyboy420
    jimmyboy420 Posts: 1,004 Forumite
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    Not quite going to manage a 4th consecutive Hawaii today :(
    3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
    Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.
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