Moxi wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:22 pm
KH is going full tilt today and has the blades feathered slightly, I assume GF is going similarly well as it’s certainly brisk up here in North Wales where it’s forecast to gust 40 to 55 mph until late tomorrow.
As with many of the Nowty Towers power station statistics I find myself well down the scale having so far managed a modest 15kWh for my KH share. Got to say though that I am really pleased with the recent monthly cash injections from the coop to the Octopod account.
Tinbum wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 11:05 am
Looks, from the blade angle that one of the turbines has been down for some time at KH.
See their's been some mention of checking geology at Turbine 5. Related??
Very possibly, it was mentioned in the last KH Coop minutes "hydrological investigations at T5", I take that to be waterlogged ground. I remember they had a lot of drainage issues whilst building KH.
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18.7kW PV > 110MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 33MWh generated
7 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
90kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 530 m3
On the Ripple Community, maybe a bit of good news for KH, but unrelated to Turbine 5.
Turbine 1 fault - resolved
03/03/2025
Turbine 1 at Kirk Hill experienced a fault over the last few days which has now been resolved. The turbine is currently going through self-checks and we expect it to return to normal service tomorrow. The fault required new parts and a team on site so took a few days to resolve fully.
18.7kW PV > 110MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 33MWh generated
7 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
90kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 530 m3
Kirk Hill currently banging it out at near 97% so all turbines including the waterlogged T5 must be running at high end.
Hopefully the accounts will get sorted.
Next months new rebate rates should be imminent but did Ripple get the timing right ?, the wholesale price has taken a 20% hit since Trump's talk of peace talks with Russia. It could be anything from very little change to 2p extra.
That's good to see Nowty, bodes well for the future.
Liking the anonymous survey too. The co op seeking investor feedback? Gasp, imagine that, cleverly utilising an existing source!
Ripple really were shit.
That aside I have to applaud the co-op for coming out the gates in month 1 so strong. That really is well done, good on them. Unpaid volunteers too.
15kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN
42kWh LFPO4 storage
73kWh V2H EV
7kW ASHP
200ltr HWT.
3G
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit