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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,991 Forumite
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    2.72 O's today:D

    July total 517.6 kWh = 108% PVGIS:beer:

    Wattson Dashboard say's I used 9.25 kWh of the 10.44 kWh I made today:T

    http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/legomansenergy
    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.
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,309 Forumite
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    edited 31 July 2014 at 10:33PM
    I'm very happy with July results !

    'Revised Classic' PVGIS was 436 kWh. Actual generation 600

    37.6% above forecast :j


    July 2012 was 1.3: below PVGIS; last year was 32.8% above
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 1 August 2014 at 7:16AM
    KevinG wrote: »
    Yes! Best month ever, beating July 2013.

    Guess that means July '13 was one of your worse months ever....smiley-laughing021.gif

    For me it was 3.6 O's today; ironically a/an Hawaii short of beating July '13......: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).
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,004 Forumite
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    9.80 kWh for us today = 4 O's


    PVGIS target for July 257 kWh


    July 2012...... 245.12 kWh = 95.4% PVGIS
    July 2013...... 324.20 kWh = 126% PVGIS
    July 2014...... 311.53 kWh = 121% PVGIS


    Winky ;)
    *3.36 kWp solar panel system,10 x Ultima & 4 x Panasonic solar panels, Solaredge Inverter *Biomass boiler stove for cooking, hot water & heating *2000ltr Rainwater harvesting system for loo flushing *Hybrid Toyota Auris car *RIP Pingu, Hoppy, Ginger & Biscuit *Hens & Ducks* chat thread. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5282209
  • sly_dog_jonah
    sly_dog_jonah Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    540.1kWh for July 14, 130% of PVGIS Classic, and 2nd best month after July 13 (561kWh).

    Not going to top that for at least 10 months.
    Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,004 Forumite
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    EricMears wrote: »
    Without a meter I wouldn't get any reward for doing those things.


    I would agree with you there Eric, well said!!!!


    As we are metered we are paying much less than our neighbours.


    We also harvest our rainwater for flushing our toilets. Also we have our bath and shower water going in to the rainwater harvesting tanks as well. We collect all rainwater from the roof of our house. Besides going in to the rainwater harvesting tanks, the rainwater also goes into 7 water butts at the side of the house and 4 water butts at the back. We have a soak-a-way in our patio which takes the waste water from our washing machine and our sink waste water. We also have another 14 water butts around the garden, 2 for the hens and the ducks drinking water and the other 12 for watering the veg we grow!!!


    Installing all of the above was well worth the cost and effort as this has resulted in us using around 2000 litres a month and getting an 86% abatement off of our yearly sewage charges.


    Winky ;)
    *3.36 kWp solar panel system,10 x Ultima & 4 x Panasonic solar panels, Solaredge Inverter *Biomass boiler stove for cooking, hot water & heating *2000ltr Rainwater harvesting system for loo flushing *Hybrid Toyota Auris car *RIP Pingu, Hoppy, Ginger & Biscuit *Hens & Ducks* chat thread. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5282209
  • Second best July since my system was installed and well above PVGIS Climate projection (157 kWh) at 189 kWh.

    2011 - 163 kWh
    2012 - 157 kWh
    2013 - 194 kWh
    2014 - 189 kWh

    PV Output
  • shavy65
    shavy65 Posts: 562 Forumite
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    edwink wrote: »
    As we are metered we are paying much less than our neighbours.

    Your English/Welsh neighbours!....... :o
    I`ve no idea whether I`d be better off or not. I strongly suspect not tho :beer:
    3.975 kWp System, South facing, 21 degree pitch, 15 x Canadian Solar Elps, Samil Inverter, location NE Scotland (Fraserburgh) Bring on the Sun :beer:
  • nigelpm
    nigelpm Posts: 433 Forumite
    Yesterday was the end of a 10 day spell in which I got >22Kw/h (>5.5 O's) everyday.

    Smashing all expected generation out of the park and still hopeful we get a decent August and September.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    Dodo0808 wrote: »
    This month just closed at 605.6kWh..137% of pvgis.

    This is my first year, so have no comparison, but think this figure is pretty good(??)
    Looks pretty sensational to me, I can only dream of getting £300 in one month (which I realise you won't as you will be on a lower FiT rate).
    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.
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