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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • 0.74 of these here contentious O's 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.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    0.62 O's today.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,391 Forumite
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    System: M1 ESE 3.58kWp

    Total generation: 89kWh (2013 65kWh)

    Os (generation per kWp): 24.86kWh


    System: M2 WNW 2.0kWp

    Total generation: 24.9kWh (2013 21.6kWh)

    Os (generation per kWp): 12.45kWh


    Notes:
    December:
    Overall 113.9kWh & 115% of target (2013 86.6kWh & 87%).
    Import 202kWh.

    Mart.

    PS. Tunnel, I see that you've changed your avatar to an actual photo of you in weekend wear. Each to their own! M.
    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.
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    Not a great first December.
    I have news for you. That was January. You missed it :)

    My January total was 63.83 kWh, 31.91 Os, against a SAF PVGIS prediction of 67.10, so that's 4.9% down. That is a good result for me with the amount of shading I get at this time of year and one of my best Januarys:

    2015: 63.83 kWh
    2014: 50.02
    2013: 39.41
    2012: 72.23
    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.
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    PS. Tunnel, I see that you've changed your avatar to an actual photo of you in weekend wear. Each to their own! M.
    Shhh!! Don't let the cat out the bag!!!smiley-sex014.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • 1961Nick
    1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite
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    tunnel wrote: »
    Tell me that's not for one month?

    Not quite....it's 5 hours short of a month!:D

    The final import score was 983kWh.

    I've thought about getting rid of the appliance that's responsible for such a large number......but I hate ironing & I'm rubbish at cooking!;)

    4 years ago, that figure was around 1500kWh/month at this time of year.
    4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs
    Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400
    Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh
  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    1961Nick wrote: »
    Not quite....it's 5 hours short of a month!:D

    The final import score was 983kWh.

    I've thought about getting rid of the appliance that's responsible for such a large number......but I hate ironing & I'm rubbish at cooking!;)

    4 years ago, that figure was around 1500kWh/month at this time of year.

    Are you electric only like me?
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    1961Nick wrote: »
    I've thought about getting rid of the appliance that's responsible for such a large number......but I hate ironing & I'm rubbish at cooking!;)
    My import used to be similar until I changed all the white goods & tv
    Care to expand what's eating your leccy?
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    edited 1 February 2015 at 12:53PM
    tunnel wrote: »
    My import used to be similar until I changed all the white goods & tv
    Care to expand what's eating your leccy?

    Guess it must be Nick's OH...:eek:..:rotfl::rotfl:

    Started well this morning.....coffee.gif......


    http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/oscarsenergy

    Edit: Gas - (162 Units) 1,794 kWh: Leccy - 163 kWh.
    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).
  • Merlin139
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    Jan finished way up on what I expected on Jan 1st when I came in at 0.72 Kwh 0.18 O's

    Final total 178.76 Kwh 45.02 O'ssmiley-happy075.gif

    45.76 Kwh 11.51 O's above PVGIS which is 134.4 %

    On the Gas and Lecy front we used:

    Gas 160 Units

    Lecy 242 Kwh

    We replaced our white goods a couple of years ago. Even got rid of a perfectly good working Zanussi freezer that was 25 years old because of the lecy it was using. It was like another radiator in the kitchen.

    Lets see how we do on the PV front for Feb and I am not smiley-happy053.gif but no sun.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

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