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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Well, a decent enough day today bringing me 1.28 O's..... Now as for lowering the coefficient of friction on me panels ........... Let me have a think about that one.....KY ?????
:idea::idea::idea: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.0 -
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2.575 O's today on my SSW
ESE did 77Wh(at least the snow is melting, can't fall off the roof because of a hipped extension)
WNW should spring into life tomorrow as I heard an almighty thud when the snow slid off and hit the 1st floor extension roof below, even went out to check my panels were still there.
2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
I must be at the bottom of the pile today with just a little more than an O. Not so good at Meriden today.I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".0
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jimmyboy420 wrote: »From 20th March, I should manage just shy of 3,500 kWh for the year, or just over £600. Currently at 3,453.21kWh and £596.73.
I've in fact exceeded 3,500kWh after some nice clear days. Full update tomorrow3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.0 -
1.1 O's today. Bitterly cold here on the E. Coast:D16 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.0
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countryman wrote: »Well, a decent enough day today bringing me 1.28 O's..... Now as for lowering the coefficient of friction on me panels ........... Let me have a think about that one.....KY ?????
:idea::idea::idea:
Nha; it is after all, water based; back to the drawing board....:D
2.08 O's today....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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
Oscargrouch wrote: »I think your deluded expecting or hoping for an/a Hawaii ...:rotfl:
I'm always hopeful of a Hawaii ...... also seriously doubtful and decidedly deluded, but ever hopeful!
Just 0.2kWh needed for my new, revised, made up, of no real importance, 2014 target of 4.6MWh. I suspect I'll make it.
Mart.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.
For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.0 -
As the sun goes down for the last time in 2014 around my house its time to reflect on what my panels have taken from it.
Today gave me 1.85 O's bring my monthly total to 39.87 O's (158.5 Kwh)
Yearly total 2.41 Mwh Running at just over 101.5 % of PVGIS for the period of generation.3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
I only managed 1.1 O's (4.31kWh) today after a cloudy start and a cloudy finish.
Monthly total was 29 O's (113kWh) against last December's 86kWh.0
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