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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,006 Forumite
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    4.26 O's for us today.


    Still miss that chimney though!!!!


    And Billy no mates (solar panel at very top now on its own) looking very lonely without its mate!!!!


    Winky ;) (thanks Mart!!)
    *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
  • JimLad
    JimLad Posts: 950 Forumite
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    4.5 O's for us yesterday.

    A bit gutted i only decided to get panels at the end of the summer. I must have missed out on some serious generation!!?
    Mortgage Free 22/03/17
    MissWillow is my OH!
  • mac2008
    mac2008 Posts: 266 Forumite
    JimLad wrote: »
    4.5 O's for us yesterday.

    A bit gutted i only decided to get panels at the end of the summer. I must have missed out on some serious generation!!?

    Much like one swallow not making a summer, one summer doesn't make 20 years of inflation linked FiT payments :)
    My PV system: South West England, 10x 250Wp Trina Solar panels, Fronius Inverter, South facing roof, 35° pitch with no shading.
  • JimLad
    JimLad Posts: 950 Forumite
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    mac2008 wrote: »
    Much like one swallow not making a summer, one summer doesn't make 20 years of inflation linked FiT payments :)

    ahh, your right! Plus when it comes to my last year of the 20 it will end just after the summers optimum generation. I wonder if we will still be posting our daily O's then :p
    Mortgage Free 22/03/17
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  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    sly_dog_jonah wrote: »
    And Oscarthegrouch, I was overseas with work at the time so that's my excuse for taking a whole 5 days to sign & return the contract.
    Fair comment; thanks......I wish I could take my panels abroad at the mo....only 3.64 O's today...t1943.gifcoffee.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).
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,995 Forumite
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    3.42 O's on another showery April day...more like April than August:D

    Past 10MW generation in just over 2years 9 months: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.
  • JimLad
    JimLad Posts: 950 Forumite
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    3.92 O's for me yesterday.

    What is the most O's anyone has ever got?
    Mortgage Free 22/03/17
    MissWillow is my OH!
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    JimLad wrote: »
    What is the most O's anyone has ever got?
    Limited to the UK I guess, otherwise we would get some silly numbers.
    7.something (fill in the gap) - I don't think I've ever seen an 8.
    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.
  • JimLad
    JimLad Posts: 950 Forumite
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    KevinG wrote: »
    Limited to the UK I guess, otherwise we would get some silly numbers.
    7.something (fill in the gap) - I don't think I've ever seen an 8.

    oh yes, definately just the UK!

    I wonder if they have something similar to FIT in the USA? Imagine 14p per kwh and living in California!
    Mortgage Free 22/03/17
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  • shavy65
    shavy65 Posts: 562 Forumite
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    Hi Jim. Best I had was before higher summer temperatures came in and I achieved 7.67 O`s....never been close in the last couple of months sadly. Biggest surprise for me was peak generation being before summer really hit us!

    Sorry for bringing this thread back to FiT payments but anybody else with SSE know roughly how long they are to pay out?
    I was installed 26th of Feb, contract received, signed and returned in June, 1st meter reading submitted 7th of July. Wondered if anyone had any experience with them and has an idea of how long I`ll need to wait?

    FYI about 2550 kWh generated since install :A
    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:
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