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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Oscargrouch
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    edited 1 January 2015 at 8:06PM
    0.16 O's today, worst day so far this year...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).
  • Martyn1981
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    0.16 O's today, worst day so far this year...coffee.gif

    I only got 0.036 of an O, but that was my best day so far this year ... ;)

    Mart.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh 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.
  • Andy_WSM
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    If you've seen the forecast for tomorrow then it might stay right up there as one of the best days so far this year too :rotfl:

    Half an inch of rain & gales. Probably better to get it all out of the way now and save the good weather for the longer days :cool:
  • jimmyboy420
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    edited 2 January 2015 at 12:02PM
    Ended up with 3,502.8 kilowatts on the year, from 20th March inclusive. This is 892.66 Os.

    Can anyone tell me when payments increase? Is it always on 01/04/YYYY? I want to make sure I get a reading close to that date.

    Thanks,

    James

    Oh - and 0.082 Os yesterday!
    3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
    Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.
  • KevinG
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    jimmyboy420 wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me when payments increase? Is it always on 01/04/YYYY? I want to make sure I get a reading close to that date.
    Yes. I always submit my readings at the end of the last day in each quarter, so there is no estimation going on when the rate increases.
    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.
  • jimjames
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    2014 was our best December so far, 124kWh compared to previous high of 104kWh.

    Great end to a fantastic year, overall we got over 3300kWh which again is our best so far. Still impressed with the output we are getting from 3kWp panels.

    http://solar-panels-review.321web.co.uk/yearly-solar-panel-stats.php
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  • Andy_WSM
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    Day 2 of 2015 a lot better at 1.78 O's (6.99kWh)

    Tomorrow is not looking good though!
  • Sterlingtimes
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    Andy_WSM wrote: »
    Day 2 of 2015 a lot better at 1.78 O's (6.99kWh)

    Very similar here, 1.61 O's.
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  • groovyf
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    edited 2 January 2015 at 6:38PM
    It's been a while since I've posted here, but thought I'd sum up my figures since install end of Feb 2014:

    Total generation of 2571.99kWh which brought me in at 98.6 percent of PVGIS estimates (bearing in mind there's almost two months no generation to take into account).
    I imported 1757 units of electricity (underfloor electric heating in living being the obvious guzzler during cold months).

    So, as the year ends, I'm very pleased with my non-standard orientation of panels, and they certainly knocked a good amount off my yearly electricity usage, (previous apartment with no panels and no need of electric heating I was clocking up around 180-200 units/per month).

    Rather coincidentally, my worst day was Dec 21st (shortest day), with the panels generating a paltry 0.13kWh / 0.033 O's
    Even the day after Boxing Day with the snow around I generated more! (0.360kWh)
    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
  • countryman_2
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    Better day today.... 1.2 O's here today :)
    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.
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