Solar panel production figures

[Ron-ski]

Yesterday 5.32kWh, today 8.39kWh. Second place today on PV Output for both total generated and efficiency.

As for background usage, I've lost track of that, but we have a server, various bits of networking equipment, two fridge freezers, various gadgets.

 

[Ron-ski]

Yesterday was an 7.92kWh day

 

[Ron-ski]

Managed 2.5kWh today.

 

[Ron-ski]

Looks like its going to be a good day, 1.4kw production at the moment, the garage is bathed in sun, shame the panels are not on there yet

 

[Ron-ski]

9.67kWh today, had some clouds around midday, otherwise would have hit 10kWh, best day since 9th November.

 

[Ron-ski]

I'll probably end up adding some to the house in the near future, but haven't any at the moment.

 

[Ron-ski]

That's the hard part, predicting the next days solar production. Solcast seems pretty good for that.

 

[Ron-ski]

Yeah, not a cloud in the sky today so it's pretty much going to show peak performance for me I think - oddly enough the peak power was lower today (a smooth topped 3.87kw vs a 4.38kw spike yesterday) which I don't really understand

If the panels are shaded by a cloud they will cool down, then the sun comes out, the cold panels will give much more power than hot panels, so you get a spike until they warm up.

 

[Ron-ski]

8.46 today, cloudy morning.

 

[Ron-ski]

If you were on a FIT tariff or something generous that would be great

The export side of the FITS payments is peanuts (no matter when you signed up), and also depends if your on deemed export. If like me someone is on deemed export then you can still use all generation and still get paid as if you exported 50% of what the system produced, oh, and get paid 5.5p per unit.

 

[Ron-ski]

12.01kWh today which means an efficiency of 3, almost a perfect day as well, just a little dip around 1pm. 18 October was the last time I got that much in a day.

next week looks ok/good, week after horrible!

That's because my electricians coming that week, and the panels are going on the roof.

 

[Ron-ski]

Ummmmm…….No, i was the most efficient of all yesterday. My small system working wonders

What size system have you got, I can't remember?

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Cloudy down here today.

 

[Ron-ski]

@Welshman I believe I have?

You have, I can see you on there.

 

[Ron-ski]

3.24kwh system

Impressive, strong rays on that Welsh mountain.

 

[Ron-ski]

6.32kWh here, rather cloudy day.

 

[Ron-ski]

11.59kWh today.

I'm now within 100kWh of Katie....

I'm waiting for her to send a curse my way!

I'm hoping to break the 1MWh milestone this year if all goes well.

Katie who?

Just passed 31 MWh

No the data has value anyway, it's just less obvious. I think most of us who look at how the day is going probably use the live view. Back me up chaps would ya!?

I'm always looking at the live view.

 

[Ron-ski]

won't be long until I'm all caught up on you Ronski!

Another 5kw of panels coming online a week on Wednesday

Will that be two inverters then?

 

[Ron-ski]

@katie279 A few things left to do, the electricians are booked for the 21 & 22. The systems live (Victron VRM link below), just the AC work and panels to go. I'm hoping to get half the panels on then the electricians can still check the panels I've fitted and run in the cables which they wanted to do. I'm doing first fix on sockets in the garage today, as that's having a new consumer unit and a rewire.

 

[Ron-ski]

2.65kWh today, been rather overcast.

Super excited for you - been some project! Really cool to see how it works!

It certainly has, far more complex than I thought it would be, at least I'll know exactly what I'm doing when I add the second battery.

 

[Ron-ski]

I may as well have 0 kWh today was rubbish.

Looking at PV Output it was pretty rubbish across the entire UK