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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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1.3 O's on my SSW today, 2nd best day this month
Okay, pass me the
....0.84 O's disaster day.....
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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 -
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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HiPaid for 276kWh of leccy and 67 units (2110kWh) gas in Jan
Good news. My DD = £59.00 a month:T ....
For comparison, January 2015 .... Electricity 134kWh (equal lowest with 2012) & Gas 98kWh (lowest). DD is £27/month and is currently around £5 too high ....
No gas used for space heating in January, but with the current cold spell continuing the log-burner's not been keeping up (my fault, I've been keeping warm tidying the garden in the mornings for the last few days and not been lighting the fire until early afternoon) so it needed a little help today, 75minutes and the hall thermostat cut-out ...
HTH
Z"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. " ...... Aristotle0 -
Hi
For comparison, January 2015 .... Electricity 134kWh (equal lowest with 2012) & Gas 98kWh (lowest). DD is £27/month and is currently around £5 too high ....
No gas used for space heating in January, but with the current cold spell continuing the log-burner's not been keeping up (my fault, I've been keeping warm tidying the garden in the mornings for the last few days and not been lighting the fire until early afternoon) so it needed a little help today, 75minutes and the hall thermostat cut-out ...
HTH
Z
Fancy a Lodger, I'm ready...
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 -
Pleased to report that my Monday was even better than Sunday (4.5kWh rather than 4.25).It was my best day of the Year yesterday (Sun) and my second best day of the Month today (Mon)
Hoping that trend continues and we have a heatwave by 28th NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
..Oscargrouch wrote: »Fancy a Lodger, I'm ready... .... We don't mind the house being cooler than average, but MrsZ has her limits ... 20.2C where I'm sitting at the moment, making the best use of plenty of solar gain and the log-burner currently belting it out in the next room with all internal doors open ...
Z"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. " ...... Aristotle0 -
Hi
For comparison, January 2015 .... Electricity 134kWh (equal lowest with 2012) & Gas 98kWh (lowest). DD is £27/month and is currently around £5 too high ....
No gas used for space heating in January, but with the current cold spell continuing the log-burner's not been keeping up (my fault, I've been keeping warm tidying the garden in the mornings for the last few days and not been lighting the fire until early afternoon) so it needed a little help today, 75minutes and the hall thermostat cut-out ...
HTH
Z
Great figures..I'm impressed:T
Winter months are expensive for us.
Mrs L insists we keep the gas CH on all day.....at a minimum of 21C:eek:
Now where did I put that Isolock for the heating controls?:think:16 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 -
Great figures..I'm impressed:T
Winter months are expensive for us.
Mrs L insists we keep the gas CH on all day.....at a minimum of 21C:eek:
Now where did I put that Isolock for the heating controls?:think:
I leave my air to water heat pump on 24/7, set to 21.5C inside temp and it cost £52 for January for space heating & hot water :j
Actually a little less as some of the daytime energy will have come from the PV.0 -
I've never has 7 kWh before or 8 kWh, and I have never had two Os in a day. Slow morning but great afternoon and I can still see the sun. I will never beat Merlin though
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 -
Averaging 1.418 Os this month so far, aiming to average 1.60 Os to hit PVGIS.
Not too bad, it's early days yet and they will be getting longer as the month goes on.3.924kWp (12X327Wp SunPower). SolarEdge SE3500 inverter.
Surrey/SE. 30 degree roof pitch, chimney shading from mid afternoon.0
cold but very sunny. 
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