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Solar PV Performance Thread - Post your monthly output

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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,779 ✭✭✭allinthehead


    55 kwh from 3.2 kwp SE, 0.8 NW and 0.8 W.

    Unfortunately my panels are shaded for the majority of the day this time of year. Wrecking ball needed for the houses behind me.

    ☀️ 10.75kwp.

    ⚡️5kw SunSynk, 5.95kwp SE, 3.2kwp SE, .8kwp NW, .8kwp SW. 15kwh SunSynk BYD Battery.⚡️



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭jkforde


    December 2022

    6.7kWp, 200 azimuth, 45° roof pitch; mid-Galway

    Generation 268kwh, 48% above modelled 181kwh

    Exported 54kwh (ouch, mainly mid month)

    HNY!

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Galway region seems to have had a great month



  • Registered Users Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭rameire


    Clonee

    3.8Kw system

    December got me 101kwh

    Best day was Dec 7th at 7.1

    Worst was Dec 10th at 0.5

    🌞 3.8kwp, 🌞 Split 2.28S, 1.52E. 🌞 Clonee, Dub.🌞



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭Galego


    What orientation do your panels have?

    I am not far from you with a 4.1wkp SSE. Numbers look roughtly close.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭rameire


    I am. East facing, side of house.

    And south facing, rear of house.

    D15 Clonee.

    🌞 3.8kwp, 🌞 Split 2.28S, 1.52E. 🌞 Clonee, Dub.🌞



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭garo


    4.8kW EW Dublin. 10kWh DIY battery

    December 2022 (kWh):

    Production: 57.7 (61 predicted, 50 last year)

    Consumption: 768

    Import: 715 (127d, 588n)

    Export: 4.8

    Best day: 8th: 2.9

    Worst day: 18th: 0.6



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭jkforde


    sunny today so might match the predicted 222kwh for January here in mid-galway (6.7kwp), currently at 205kwh...

    come on 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

    update.. 213 total, not too shoddy for January

    Post edited by jkforde on

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️



  • Registered Users Posts: 14,363 ✭✭✭✭Ha Long Bay


    169kWh generated for January 7.2KW South facing in Dublin. Best day was today 12.4KWh generated. The high consumption days are due to free time electricity on Saturdays.





  • Registered Users Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭DC999


    28% more produced in Jan than Dec, so that's good. Jan still 20% lower than Nov.

    113kWh for Jam.

    Setup: 5kWp - mostly E. S (teeny tiny). NW (hibernating). Only live since Aug 2022. Dublin 12.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    Things look like they improving for sure. December generation to home was 95kwh



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭Galego


    4kwp SSE in Co Meath.

    Jan 23 stats.

    Total Generation: 126kwh

    Exported: 12kwh (batteries/solis)

    Imported: 279kwh




  • Registered Users Posts: 3,168 ✭✭✭irishchris


    6kw sofar hybrid & 2.5kw goodwe

    9.8kwp panels

    Generation for January - 291.8 Kwh



  • Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭rgfuller


    15th Month

    Dublin - Lucan - January 23 - 7.12kW total installed (S: 3.45kW, E: 2.41kW, W: 1.38kW). E&W Optimised. 5KWh Battery, (30 S & 22.5 E/W degree pitch).

    Total Generation: 166kWh (77kWh consumed directly, 77kWh into battery, 12KWh to grid)

    Best Day: January 20th - 11.4kWh

    Worst Days: January 1st and 15th - 1.1kWh

    Total Consumption: 396kWh (38% Solar: 62% Grid Import (246kWh))


    Milestones & Info:

    Last Year (Jan 2022) Generation 169kWh, Consumption 495.2kWh

    25kWh to Eddi in January

    Monthly Expected FIT €2.88 + Money Saved on Energy from PV :: €46.53 :: Total Savings €49.41 for Jan. (FIT @ 0.24c/KWh)

    Annual Savings on PV usage 2023 : (Jan 49.41) = 49.41

    Annual Savings on PV usage 2022 = €809.39

    Expected FIT since Feb 15th'22 €595.68* :: (24 Feb, 254 Mar, 272 Apr, 413 May, 382 Jun, 435 Jul, 440 Aug, 151 Sept, 97 Oct, 21 Nov, 1 Dec, 12KWh Jan: Total 2482KWh) - Still waiting for payment



  • Registered Users Posts: 21,316 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    121kWh for the month. 8kWp SSE panels in wexford.

    We're badly affected by trees shading the lower sun. Already planning on adding a second array to an area that isnt shaded



  • Registered Users Posts: 5 sergei80


    Leixlip

    4.55KW

    South/2.4 battery

    IBoost is currently switched off due to Gas heating

    149KW Generated

    21 KW sent to Grid

    Two all-time records in Jan:

    managed to charge my small battery to 5 KW on 31.01.2023

    37.9 KW used on 01.01.2023-New Year party what I don’t remember😊




  • Registered Users Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭rameire


    117.2kWh generated this month Clonee D15.

    3.8kw.

    split - 2.28S and 1.52E.

    Best Day Jan 20th - 8.5kwh

    Worst Day Jan 1st 0.7kwh

    Just wish I didn't consume over 600kWh.

    Post edited by rameire on

    🌞 3.8kwp, 🌞 Split 2.28S, 1.52E. 🌞 Clonee, Dub.🌞



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭garo


    4.8kW EW Dublin. 20kWh DIY battery

    January 2023 (kWh):

    Production: 81.5 (81 predicted, 78.6 last year)

    Consumption: 776

    Import: 697 (92d, 605n)

    Export: 2.9

    Best day: 31st: 5.2

    Worst day: 3rd: 1.2



  • Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭curioustony


    4.55 kWp, azimuth 136°, slope 24°, Roscommon

    Not as good as last year for me.

    My lower string shading is nearly over for the year. Nice that Home Assistant allows me to see this for the AlphaESS. I think it will be back again mid November

    And for fun, here is a good winter day, with load shifting (2 a.m. is 7kW O'Clock for me) as observed by ESBN

    The smart meter is quite sensitive. The inverter is constantly feeding in a very very small amount when not charging the battery from the grid.

    🌞4.55 kWp, azimuth 136°, slope 24°, 5kW, 🛢️10.9kWh, Roscommon



  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,095 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    4.83kWp south facing, Dublin Fingal, 10kWh battery


    204kWh generated (vs 188kWh for Jan 22)

    5kWh exported (97.5% solar self-consumption)

    548kWh imported (2kWh day, 546kWh night)

    14.4kWh generated best day (31st Jan)

    0.4kWh generated worst day (10th Jan)

    614kWh natural gas heating



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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭Praetorian


    Hi all, just couple of weeks of solar data after an install on January 17th. We have a 5.74 kwh system. 4 panels facing east, 10 panels facing west. North Co Dublin. Do my figures look okay?





  • Registered Users Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭THE ALM


    South Roscommon, 8.16Kwp, facing 210° at 35°, 9.6kWh battery

    Total generation 250.9kWh (prediction at 243kWh)

    Consumed 548kWh

    Energy from Grid 392.7kWh

    Energy to Grid 21.4kWh

    To the Eddi 39.7kWh

    To the Zappi 146.3Wh

    To the Battery 276.1kWh

    From the Battery 248.9kWh

    Best day 19th with 20.9kWh

    Worst day 10th with 0.9kWh

    Energy exported would have generated €3.85 at Energia FIT rate if on a smart meter, we are D/N.

    Felt like a very dull month and actually Dec. produced more, only got into double figures on 10 days and with the exception of yesterday and the 25th the last ten days have been muck.

    Not dissimilar to last Jan at 253kWh.




  • Registered Users Posts: 12,186 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    Anyone else having issues viewing pictures in boards these days? I just get a broken jpeg thing and the filename.

    Same for people's avatars.



  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,095 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Are you on a corporate network? Possible that the Vanilla CDN (v-cdn.net) has been blocked.



  • Registered Users Posts: 12,186 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    Maybe, I'm on my work WiFi. I'll go find some coverage and go onto mobile signal.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭kabakuyu


    94.4 kwh from a 2.5 kwp system facing south located in Galway.last Jan was 91.4kwh.

    Great start to the month but the last 10 days were dire.



  • Registered Users Posts: 6,053 ✭✭✭championc


    January Stats

    2.7kWp (S), 20kWh battery, 22 deg Slope, Sth Dublin (Shed 4 not generating anything)

    Generation – 76.03 kWh
    Consumed   - 354.04 kWh
    Import     – 337.07 kWh
    Export     – 3.03 kWh
    Eddi       - 1.0 kWh
    Zappi      - 0.0 kWh
    
    Meter Readings 06413 (01159 Day - up 6 / 05254 Night - up 343) - Gas 6747 (up 160)
    

    Totals so far:

    Month    |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |
    ---------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
    January  |     75 |     56 |     81 |     76 |
    February |    122 |    142 |    111 |        |
    March    |    200 |    269 |    370 |        |
    April    |    279 |    373 |    372 |        |
    May      |    396 |    430 |    445 |        |
    June     |    264 |    425 |    425 |        |
    July     |    261 |    387 |    407 |        |
    August   |    254 |    264 |    435 |        |
    September|    268 |    248 |    242 |        |
    October  |    151 |    185 |    221 |        |
    November |     90 |     78 |     96 |        |
    December |     56 |     52 |     55 |        |
    ---------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
    Total    |   2.41 |   2.90 |   4.61 |     76 |
    


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,473 ✭✭✭ECO_Mental


    6.1kWp system in Cork

    263 kWh for the month, which is better than the predicted and about 20 kWh better than last Jan.

    I used 57.5% of what I generated, This saved me about €63 in energy costs and if I had a smart meter I should have earned about €23 from FIT

    Imported just over 2000 kWh in total for the month....(I have an EV and Heat pump)



    6.1kWp south facing, South of Cork City



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Midlands

    Array 1: 4.1kWp SSW with Winter Shading, 3.3kWp NNE

    Array 2: 2.73kWp SE, 0.91kWp S, 3.64kWp SW (all neighbourhood shading/optimised)

    1,630kW Night Import, 24kW Day Import

    157kWh Generated

    143.37kWh consumed

    92kWh diverted to Eddi

    0kWh diverted to Zappi

    Approx 0kms of range into the EVs

    Highest was 12.4kWh

    Battery Savings €52.04

    14% self sufficient (excluding EVs)

    8% self sufficient (including EVs)

    Monthly cash saving €91.38



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  • Registered Users Posts: 740 ✭✭✭garbanzo


    Hey fellow Solar folk.

    Figures are in for the month of January with a 4Kw system on an even East : West split based in South Dublin. No battery.

    • Total generated: 78.77 kWh
    • Highest day:  31st 4.75 kWh
    • Lowest day: 21st  0.79kWh 

    Slim pickings again but steadily increasing now. Generated our first Megawatt during the month too which is a nice milestone.

    A bit dejected though about the situation re: the Smart Meters. Rates offered by SSE do not really make sense for me to change over, I have duel fuel gas and electricity. So, I won’t get the benefit of the Clean Export Guarantee and instead will likely get an estimate which I expect will not be generous. That’s the only fly in the ointment for now. Otherwise we motor on…

    g



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