April Generation 2024

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resybaby
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Location: Cornwalls North Coast

April Generation 2024

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4kw FIT system yielded 378.0
5.45kw Sunsynk yielded 222.8

Old FIT system outpaced the Sunsynk as Sunsynk shuts down once batteries are filled and only pops on again if they drop or high load made on the system, expect the Sunsynk system to 'decline' in output as the sunshine improves and the FIT output increases.

Nowty, A friend, not yet on here, but likely soon has just commisioned a self installed 3.6kw Ecco Sunsynk invertor and 4kw of panels, 15kwh Fogstar battery ordered and awaiting delivery. All up and running and switched on last week, not sure if this can be added to the 'associate' list of producers - likely all power to be self consumed as quite a heavy user.
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4.0kw FIT PV solar Sunnyboy 4000tl & 7 x 570w JA solar panels
7.08kw JA Solar panels & Sunsynk ECCO 3.6kw.
7 x US5000 Pylontechs.
4500l RWH
Full Biomass heating system
iBoost HW divertor
Full house internal walls insulation
600min Loft insulation
richbee
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Location: Northumberland

Re: April Generation 2024

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April results:
- Sunsynk system 453kWh - below 490kWh PVGIS - also rather down on last year at 527kWh
- Hoymiles Man cave (2 panel version) 63kWh
Solar PV since July '22:
5.6kWp east/west facing
3.6kW Sunsynk hybrid inverter
2x 5.12kWh Sunsynk batteries
1.6kWp Hoymiles East/West facing PV on the man cave
Ripple DW 2kW
Ripple WB 200W
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Joeboy
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Location: Inverurie

Re: April Generation 2024

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Solaredge 393kWh
Victron 337kWh
Enphase WS 28kWh
Enphase HT 6.2kWh
No1's Hoymiles 55kWh
Graig Fatha WT 689 kwh

1,508kWh RE generation minus 55kWh No1's Hoymiles = 1453kWh solo home gen.

659kWh electricity bought from grid for our place is 68.8% self generated RE in the monthly mix & Zero gas or liquid fuels. :)

Great to see home solar outstripping wind generation again.

No1's place on which we are waiting for an appointment to change to a smart meter has landed a 16.76% score for self reliance in the energy game from his two panel Hoymiles system. He is now on the Kirkhill scoreboard too. Albeit for one unpaid day. :lol:
19.7kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN & DW
Ripple 7kW WT & Gen to date 19MWh
42kWh LFPO4 storage
95kWh Heater storage
12kWh 210ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
Zoned GCH & Hive 2
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
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AlBargey
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Re: April Generation 2024

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April:

Solar: 680 kWh
Consumption: 577kWh

System efficiency: 85% < Efficiency has gone up now we have loads of excess DC coupled solar generation. We're also using excess solar for electric heating top up, hence the consumption is much more than otherwise normal. The Sun has really turned a corner here for us last month.


Last Month (March):

Solar: 394 kWh
Diesel Generator: 0 kWh!
Consumption: 309 kWh

System Efficiency: 394kWh - 309kWh = 78%
38m Barge, Solar (10.6 kWp), 26 kWh of LFP, Victron Quattro 8 kVA, CerboGX, 3,500L STP, 57kVa Perkins
Our live data: https://vrm.victronenergy.com/installat ... e/c76c4bf6
dan_b
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Location: SW London

Re: April Generation 2024

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Post by dan_b »

April 2024 - just pipped 2023's stats

11kWp Office Array.

Total generation - 1.101MWh (1.077MWh last year)
Self-consumption - 0.79MWh (72%)
Export - 0.31MWh (28%)

Overall electricity consumption 3.09MWh
Imported 2.29MWh (74%)
Tesla Model 3 Performance
Oversees an 11kWp solar array at work
MrPablo
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Re: April Generation 2024

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Post by MrPablo »

Not quite as good a month as last year, down 30kWh vs 2023.
Saying that, PV contribution was still 94% of house usage - the fan heater has been on a fair bit this month to soak up the excess PV whilst it was still cold.

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10x 405W JA Solar panels (4.05kWp) @ 5 degrees
3x 405W Longi panels (1.22kWp) @ 90 degrees
16.5kWh DIY LifePo4 battery
Solis inverter/charger
0.6kW Ripple WT
64kWh Kia E-Niro
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nowty
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Location: South Coast

Re: April Generation 2024

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Nowty Towers Power Station
Main 4kW PV system generated 386 kWh which is about 17% below baseline. :evil:
Total PV arrays generated 1203 kWh.

Electric Import was 598 kWh.
Gas import was 11 kWh.
Out of house EV charging was 0 kWh.
Petrol used in EV hybrid was 0 kWh.
Total imported energy use 609 kWh

Solar PV / Battery electric export was 978 kWh.
Ripple GF wind farm generated 1096 kWh which is about 55% above baseline. :twisted:
Total energy offset 2074 kWh

Net energy import/export (this month) for Nowty Towers 1465 kWh :mrgreen:

Net Energy Import/export (cumulative this year 2024) for Nowty Towers 804 kWh :mrgreen:
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18.7kW PV > 109MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 26MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 510 m3
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Fintray
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Location: Aberdeenshire

Re: April Generation 2024

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Post by Fintray »

My results for April were:

3.87 kWp, slope 50 degrees, due south, lat 57.15

Total generation: 356.7kWh

Daily average: 11.9kWh

Generation per kWp: 92.2kWh

Daily average per kWp: 3.0kWh

PVGIS: 349kWh

%PVGIS: 102%

Down 15% on average.
3.87kWp PV
10.24kWp PV SolarEdge system
Tesla Powerwall 2
100 x 47mm Navitron tubes (still being installed!) Now likely to be removed for more PV.
MK2 PV router DHW diverter
Morso 5kW WBS
Vaillant AroTherm 10kW ASHP
Nissan Leaf
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