Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

legoman62

Dark here at 16.00, Heavy rain, but still made 1.22 O's today:)

Daily average is creeping up....slowly;)

Merlin139

Tough day today not bad till midday and then went from 2.15 Kwh down to 0.231 for the next 2 hours. Lots of Staligmites on the chart, ended the day with 1.15 O's

tunnel

Looks like you should have all relocated your panels to my area today, my SSW managed a very healthy 2.55 O's, ESE did 1.8 O's and the WNW....er....dunno....but it was generating!!


Ps, My SSW is now on 66% PVGIS for January

DaffyDill_2

Yes, not a lot being generated at the mo!

Next door neighbour thinking of following my lead and investing in panels but has heard there is a new generation (no pun intended!) of panels coming along that will be much more efficient, and should he wait.

Any advice?

Oscargrouch

DaffyDill wrote: »

Yes, not a lot being generated at the mo!

Next door neighbour thinking of following my lead and investing in panels but has heard there is a new generation (no pun intended!) of panels coming along that will be much more efficient, and should he wait.

Any advice?

Yes, he should wait; I have a Black & White television, which I am still watching:waiting for colour to drop down in price......

2.2 O's today..not interested until it hits a/an HAWAII.....

DaffyDill_2

Oscargrouch wrote: »

I have a Black & White television, which I am still watching:waiting for colour to drop down in price......

Black and White CRT TV!!! Have you looked at how much energy that uses?

I think the time may now be rife for a new TV - a good business case can be made on the energy saving alone.

By the way, if it's a valve TV, send the old valves to Bletchley Park - they need them for Colossus.

theboylard

The day closes out with 4.743 kWh, which gives a mahoosive 1.186 ho's.

Off to ma pit now, weather looks like we might get some sun today, but Monday looks better?

1961Nick

DaffyDill wrote: »

Yes, not a lot being generated at the mo!

Next door neighbour thinking of following my lead and investing in panels but has heard there is a new generation (no pun intended!) of panels coming along that will be much more efficient, and should he wait.

Any advice?

If your friend can accommodate a 4kWh array on his roof using standard panels, then there's little point in waiting. All that will do is to delay the point at which he gets some return from the roof (assuming he's made the decision to go ahead). The cost of an installation may fall if he waits, but so too might the FIT.

The return on capital employed is (conservatively) in the 15%- 20% range (mine made 21.25% last year). The best ISAs are 3%! Even if you write off the cost of the installation after 20 years & allow for a replacement inverter, the return only drops by 5%.

(Calculations based on FIT + £250 solar use)

theboylard

DaffyDill wrote: »

Yes, not a lot being generated at the mo!

Next door neighbour thinking of following my lead and investing in panels but has heard there is a new generation (no pun intended!) of panels coming along that will be much more efficient, and should he wait.

Any advice?

As Nick says, no point delaying.
Prices received this week from a recognised installer that has done some installs for folk on here (not mine though) are:

£4k for a single aspect
16 panel Amerisolar system
Solis dual tracker inverter
Schletter roof mount
All DC/AC kit inc. gen meter
10 Year RECC insurance backed warranty
scaffold and access kit as req, installation etc.
MCS registration help completeing paperwork (although this is straightforward)

If you want black panels then its
£4.5k with Perlight Delta triple black, all rest same as above.

The second quote is amazing, I think? Less than a year after my install and a grand cheaper - not to be sniffed at!

Andy_WSM

theboylard wrote: »

The second quote is amazing, I think? Less than a year after my install and a grand cheaper - not to be sniffed at!

And a third of the price I paid 3.5 years ago.

Agree with the others, with a technology like PV you could wait forever for the next best panels - the technology is constantly changing; however, the FIT continues to decline so you won't gain anything by waiting in my opinion.