I was told the same, but we are in a hard water area. I've never washed my original panels, and they have been installed for nearly eighth years now.
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Out of the last five years it's the second best, currently my SolarEdge system is sitting at 606kWh, best year was 2020, which was exceptional at 713. I'm at work so only looking on the app rather than logging in to the web dashboard which goes all the way back, I would say it's an above average May.
If you want to look the entire data is uploaded to PV Output, click on the combined system, then there is an option to see the two separate systems.
Not a great day today, generated 26.75 kWh and exported 26.283 kWh (imported 20.791), weather looks better tomorrow, forecast to be clear at the moment.
@gpuerrilla that's OK, but I do need the sun back tomorrow please.
Cloudy here as well, but forecast cloudy until late morning.
Figures for the month:
The SolarEdge system ended at 634.26kWh (included in the above), which compares to my best ever month of 712.5 in 2020, making this the second best May since installation back in December 2015.
This month based on the SE system has been better than any previous June, best June figure for that system is 629.5 kWh last year. The best July figure, also last year 635.5 kWh, so unless we have exceptional weather don't expect better months this year, August is worse, over seven years the highest I had was 579 in 2016, and the lowest was 467 in August 2021.
- Generated: 1325.15 kWh
- Exported: 1117.69 kWh
- Imported: 505kWh
- Average daily generation: 42.75 kWh
The SolarEdge system ended at 634.26kWh (included in the above), which compares to my best ever month of 712.5 in 2020, making this the second best May since installation back in December 2015.
This month based on the SE system has been better than any previous June, best June figure for that system is 629.5 kWh last year. The best July figure, also last year 635.5 kWh, so unless we have exceptional weather don't expect better months this year, August is worse, over seven years the highest I had was 579 in 2016, and the lowest was 467 in August 2021.
@gpuerrilla no I hadn't, I googled as you posted the wrong link, seems we're generating too much power on sunny days.
More weirdness, it now takes me to power store dot com
Did you ninja edit again as it now works? It now goes to the exact article I found.
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Unless things improve, looks like you will today. Most the country is clear, except for the south east.
The weather in Wales is going to get really bad next week, one of my colleagues is on holiday there next week.
You thought you had a poor start, you we're beating me for all the morning, but the sun managed to break through a bit this afternoon.
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I almost broke my my record of 57.07 kWh, but just missed it at 56.86kWh, and 45.27 exported.
We were generating 400w at 20:00, but my east and west panels finally went to zero at 21:33
We were generating 400w at 20:00, but my east and west panels finally went to zero at 21:33
I think if my panels were clean (no rain to wash the bird poop off!) I would have broken my record, 56.72 kWh today, 45.5 kWh exported.
Two bad days, and two very good days, averaging 42.25 kWh a day
Two bad days, and two very good days, averaging 42.25 kWh a day
Yes it is, but the sun is always there in the daytime, its just the darn clouds blocking it sometimes.
I was told not to wash them with tap water - also a hard water area.
I did warn you the weather was going turn bad once my colleague arrived in Wales on holiday.
I dump about 18 kWh during peak from solar and battery
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@Welshman still ahead of me, just, still cloudy but getting brighter.
It should clear tomorrow, my colleague comes home tomorrow IIRCIts like pea soup out there this morning....supposed to be in full sunshine.
Preferably overnight.
Yesterday 47 kWh, average for the month is 42.75 a day
Pottering along at 5.2kW and steadily increasing, 11 kWh generated so far.