Soldato
- Joined
- 4 Aug 2007
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- Wilds of suffolk
So you guys know I have a west facing array. The reason I didn't split East West was that I have really tall trees to my East
When the trees are in leaf (April - Oct really) virtually no direct sun hits the East side of my roof.
Well it seems the trees may be going. I am not sure yet if its all, or some or whether the ones most of the issue for me will be gone, but a couple of tree surgeons worked on an area near me last week and removed about 10-15 of the trees down to the ground.
They said to my neighbour that they were too tall and were going to be replaced with a set of smaller slower growing trees.
I need to wait and see and try to grab the guys myself to try to see exactly what they are upto. My neighbour says they told her its a 5 year plan to remove and replace (there are rows of these trees crossing the area I live planted around 60 years ago)
So I am waiting to see, but a nice 6kw array east facing could be on the cards!
I would probably the ditch the plans for a south facing 2.5kw or so array at that point and just max the East facing. It should basically double my generation so the absolute peak depths of winter would be bad still. But the intermittent winter days the east facing would actually be a bit better than my West since its actually clearer in that direction without the trees.
Watch this space!
Although I need to work out what options I could take. Current system due to the EPS functionality limits the options a little.
When the trees are in leaf (April - Oct really) virtually no direct sun hits the East side of my roof.
Well it seems the trees may be going. I am not sure yet if its all, or some or whether the ones most of the issue for me will be gone, but a couple of tree surgeons worked on an area near me last week and removed about 10-15 of the trees down to the ground.
They said to my neighbour that they were too tall and were going to be replaced with a set of smaller slower growing trees.
I need to wait and see and try to grab the guys myself to try to see exactly what they are upto. My neighbour says they told her its a 5 year plan to remove and replace (there are rows of these trees crossing the area I live planted around 60 years ago)
So I am waiting to see, but a nice 6kw array east facing could be on the cards!
I would probably the ditch the plans for a south facing 2.5kw or so array at that point and just max the East facing. It should basically double my generation so the absolute peak depths of winter would be bad still. But the intermittent winter days the east facing would actually be a bit better than my West since its actually clearer in that direction without the trees.
Watch this space!
Although I need to work out what options I could take. Current system due to the EPS functionality limits the options a little.
(18 months left tho)
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