Solar panel production figures

Pickers · 5 Sep 2023 at 21:08

Oh how do I join the pvout team???

branddaly · 5 Sep 2023 at 21:26

Pickers said:
Oh how do I join the pvout team???

Assuming you are already using pvoutput. Login, go to settings, and at the bottom of the page under 'registered systems' click on edit next to the system you want to sign up.
Under 'Advanced Settings' is 'Team Membership', search for the team (ocuk) and when it shows 'OCUK Radiation Sponges' click on it, and then click join.

Pickers · 5 Sep 2023 at 22:02

Oh now automatically adding my data does not seem a trivial exercise...

alphaomega16 · 6 Sep 2023 at 00:23

Wish that was the case for Solax, not sure why there is no drop down for that since it has an api option

Pickers · 6 Sep 2023 at 06:11

I said It's NOT trivial - no givenergy drop-down that I can see so I'm stumped as to how/if I can link it. Doh.

200sols · 6 Sep 2023 at 06:22

Pickers said:
I said It's NOT trivial - no givenergy drop-down that I can see so I'm stumped as to how/if I can link it. Doh.

People doing it with Home assistant. Not worth it unless you already have that for something else I guess.

reef · 6 Sep 2023 at 10:26

Still foggy at half 10, not going to be a great day today.

gpuerrilla · 6 Sep 2023 at 11:13

Same, cloud/mist seem to have just started to do one so wont be like yesterdays generation.

varkanoid · 6 Sep 2023 at 12:54

branddaly said:
Actually are you logged into PVoutput? Your screenshot has "register" where I'd expect to see "Logout" if you were logged in.

yeah thanks my bad I was not logged in.

alphaomega16 · 6 Sep 2023 at 13:04

No blue sky about today, quite cloudy, only 9.8 so far, also had my battery last night go from 67% to 4% just before flux charge period.

Somehow on a 13.5kw battery with 4% reserve the total charge of battery today was 12.4 despite only charging from grid between 02:30 and 04:30 then discharging til solar came online to 100%.

Scottm · 6 Sep 2023 at 14:54

Has anybody with batteries considered switching to Octopus Cosy from Flux for the Winter months? It means that you get two opportunities to charge your batteries but the peak rate is much higher.

alphaomega16 · 6 Sep 2023 at 15:32

Nope but if battery keeps playing up im going to have to switch off of flux so I dont get caught with pants down during peak times.

Ron-ski · 6 Sep 2023 at 15:35

Scottm said:
Has anybody with batteries considered switching to Octopus Cosy from Flux for the Winter months? It means that you get two opportunities to charge your batteries but the peak rate is much higher.

No, but you need a heat pump for cosy.

Scottm · 6 Sep 2023 at 15:42

Ron-ski said:
No, but you need a heat pump for cosy.

It says that they "may ask you to provide the MCS certificate for your heat pump" but I was hoping they wouldn't. I do actually have a small ASHP on our conservatory but no MCS certificate.

Ron-ski · 6 Sep 2023 at 15:44

You've got nothing to lose by trying to get on it, so worth a shot.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 6 Sep 2023 at 15:57

Cosy only makes sense to me if you cannot get onto go
(assuming no actual ASHP)

alphaomega16 · 6 Sep 2023 at 16:56

Capped out ~2600w on generation, not bad since there is a blanket of thin cloud covering sky (cant see no blue), imported 11, exported 9 and produced 16.6 so far but not even 5pm and im 300w away from breaking even on load/generation.

Scottm · 6 Sep 2023 at 17:17

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Cosy only makes sense to me if you cannot get onto go
(assuming no actual ASHP)

Is this what you do? Do they not ask for proof of an electric vehicle? And if so, which month do you switch to Go and then back to Flux?

Nathan · 6 Sep 2023 at 19:47

36 today, not bad. Managed to use it all on one of the EVs and aircon.

gpuerrilla · 6 Sep 2023 at 20:16

19.8 after the mist/cloud lifted at 11am.