We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Solar Panels maximum output compared to actual output

djmattc · 2018-06-26 13:09:51

Hey all I've had a 3.5kWp solar PV installation up for about 2 weeks now. The maximum output I've seen at any one time is 2.7kW. Bearing in mind the sun is at full strength this week and I'm 99% sure that it can't get any brighter! So my question, is that normal for a solar system to have an actual output which is over 20%…

Comments

djmattc Posts: 14 Forumite

28 June 2018 at 8:52AM

I've just compared yesterday with the day before, too.
Both Tuesday and Wednesday we had full sun right from start to finish. However, Wednesday (yesterday) performed 5% better than Tuesday presumably due to the wind cooling the panels slightly even though the air temperatures we the same on both days.

3.5kWp 12-panel PV system, south facing.
0

This discussion has been closed.

★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

Solar Panels maximum output compared to actual output

Comments

Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply

🚀 Getting Started

Categories

Is this how you want to be seen?

Get our FREE Weekly email full of deals & guides - and it’s spam-free