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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    Well today will go down in history as the worst day ever I hope!:mad:

    0.737 Kwh = 0.185 O's :eek:

    My peak was 0.207Kw
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    Well today will go down in history as the worst day ever I hope!:mad:

    0.737 Kwh = 0.185 O's :eek:

    My peak was 0.207Kw


    You'll be pleased with that figure in winter when you have snow on the panels and you produce ZERO O's as in ZERO kWh, believe me.....it does happen t118047.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • KevinG
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    KevinG wrote: »
    I got an amazing 4.5 Os yesterday, best day for nearly a month.
    Back to earth with a bump - 0.35 Os today :(
    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.
  • KevinG
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    EricMears wrote: »
    But it was a particularly mild first few months of year. Unlikely to get two such years in a row (but I hope I'm wrong).
    2012: 21 Mar
    2013: 2 Apr
    2014: 9 Mar

    So yes, best year so far.
    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.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Youravinalarrrf; well someone is having a larrrf : 0.44 O's t1940.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).
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 3,006 Forumite
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    edited 7 October 2014 at 12:00AM
    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Youravinalarrrf; well someone is having a larrrf : 0.44 O's t1940.gifcoffee.gif


    They must be: 0.34 O's today


    It ain't me!!!!!


    Edwink ;)
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  • countryman_2
    countryman_2 Posts: 421 Forumite
    I feel your pain Merlin139 Yesterday was my lowest output since installation a mere 1.08 Kwh for the day :(

    Tunnel... Food for thought indeed as you say when the panels are covered with snow, zero output.... I'm going to have to get an extension for my broom to sweep them clear if the sun comes out as it sometimes does on a crisp winters day..... Can't be having those valuable rays going to waste.
    4kw PV fitted 4th July 2014 (Green Energy NW £5600). WSW facing, 30 deg Pitch, Unshaded, Samil Solar River inverter, 16 Solar World Mono panels, Iboost on Immersion Heater. located in mid Lincolnshire.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    tunnel wrote: »
    You'll be pleased with that figure in winter when you have snow on the panels and you produce ZERO O's as in ZERO kWh, believe me.....it does happen t118047.gif[/QUOTE

    Cheers for pointing that out as I had not even thought about that.
    countryman wrote: »
    Tunnel... Food for thought indeed as you say when the panels are covered with snow, zero output.... I'm going to have to get an extension for my broom to sweep them clear if the sun comes out as it sometimes does on a crisp winters day..... Can't be having those valuable rays going to waste.

    Is it safe to sweep the snow off your panels? Also my local window cleaner says he can clean my Panels once every 3 months for £20 each time. Is it safe to use a squeegy on them. And do they need cleening that often? We do have a arable field behind the house that has bee very dusty in years gone by. Dumb questions I know but before I go and ruin my panels I thought I would ask.:o
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Merlin139
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    Another cloudy day in East Yorkshire.

    0.589 O's over 3 times better than yesterday. :j
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    Nearly made the glorious Hawaii today ......4.52 O's..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).
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