Solar panel production figures
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2.3 today 
tomorrow isnt looking any better
tomorrow isnt looking any better
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3.5 today, upto 128 for the month, but going to fall some short of target of 164
Still less than a month to winter equinox
Still less than a month to winter equinox
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Im at 131 for the month against a target of 151…..can i get 20 in 4 days
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0.7, what a miserable day, 176 so far this month though apparently so far. About 1/3 of typical usage for the month for us.
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I got the golden ticket today it seems, 12.1. Yesterday was only 1.
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Just 2.8 here today……not sure we gonna hit 150 for the month on the big system, but roof system target has already been met. So happy anyway
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Cloud and showers, just 2.5 today.
Well its confirmed, 0.0kWh for the day.
One thing I've noticed is now its the dark part of the year I'm not getting as good performance from the second string. I have 12x 400w panels with 7 on one string and 5 on the other. I've noticed on the 5 string that output is considerably lower than expected compared to the 7 string. Despite a startup voltage of 75V my inverter generally doesn't like less than 4 or 5 panels and in the weaker sun the voltage is a bit marginal. I can fit a couple of extra panels horizontally underneath the existing with 250mm to spare from the bottom of the roof and this would bring both strings to 7. On paper its 17% more (4.8kW to 5.6kW) but in the real world I think it would be a bit better than that with what I'm seeing above.
I think Ill have a word with the installer and hopefully not fall off my chair when (if?) they give a quote.
One thing I've noticed is now its the dark part of the year I'm not getting as good performance from the second string. I have 12x 400w panels with 7 on one string and 5 on the other. I've noticed on the 5 string that output is considerably lower than expected compared to the 7 string. Despite a startup voltage of 75V my inverter generally doesn't like less than 4 or 5 panels and in the weaker sun the voltage is a bit marginal. I can fit a couple of extra panels horizontally underneath the existing with 250mm to spare from the bottom of the roof and this would bring both strings to 7. On paper its 17% more (4.8kW to 5.6kW) but in the real world I think it would be a bit better than that with what I'm seeing above.
I think Ill have a word with the installer and hopefully not fall off my chair when (if?) they give a quote.
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0.0 is very rare though I've had a couple of 0.0 days, even bad days are usually in low kWh figures!
4.8 today but fell off a cliff in the afternoon, was a pretty nice morning though.
4.8 today but fell off a cliff in the afternoon, was a pretty nice morning though.
