Solar PV Performance Thread - Post your monthly output

NinjaTruncs · 30-04-2025 09:16PM

509kwh for the month. Up 8% (40kwh) on last April.

newhouse87 · 30-04-2025 09:19PM

First april. 940 kwh 7.92kwp s facing s tipp.

GhostInTheRuins · 01-05-2025 06:48AM

April was great 569kwhs from 4.4kwp s/se.
I wonder can May beat it.

CONSI · 01-05-2025 07:31AM

really good April, best ever, year 3. 6kw system, south facing Limerick - 850.71. Well up on last year which was 681.61. Have battery ordered to be installed next week, so hoping to a good few cheap months to come

curioustony · 01-05-2025 09:13AM

April this year is comparable to 2022 (1.6x) for me. Not as good as 2021. Clipping a factor for the first time, though I don't think it huge.

In real money, on the wrong plan. Will likely stay there too at least for now. Few days this month where the rollback would have won outright.

And the daily PV for April

VinLieger · 01-05-2025 09:40AM

Delighted with April, 418kWh on a 4.4 e/w split

rgfuller · 01-05-2025 10:21AM

42nd Month

Dublin - Lucan - April 25 - 7.12kW 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: 682kWh (371kWh self use (inc. battery), 311kWh to grid)

Best Day: April 29th - 35.0kWh

Worst Day: April 18th - 3.7kWh

Total Consumption: 484kWh (75% Solar: 25% Grid Import (121kWh))

Milestones & Info:

April 2024 :: Generation 587kWh, Consumption 499kWh
April 2023 :: Generation 604kWh, Consumption 469kWh
April 2022 :: Generation 652kWh, Consumption 454kWh

68kWh to Eddi for April. 1 Day of no import. Passed 18MWh since install (26th Oct 2021).

2025 - Monthly PV Savings :: Expected FIT €62.20 + Money Saved on Energy from PV :: €92.75:: Total €154.95 for April. (FIT@20c/kWh, AvgUnitCstSaving@0.25c/kWh)*

2025 - Annual PV Saving progress :: (Jan 41.40, Feb 51.05, Mar 109.85, Apr 154.95) = €357.25 Total saved/earned due to PV in 2025

loyatemu · 01-05-2025 10:50AM

685kWh for April, up from 622 last year (this is the first full month I can do a year on year comparison)

6.45kWp E/W in Wicklow.

CivilEx · 01-05-2025 10:50AM

April: 895kWh from 7kWp. Ground mounted, Mayo

discostu1 · 01-05-2025 11:02AM

I'm coming up to my first anniversary on May 7th. In April I got 868 kwh from a 5.5kwp , South facing. The figure for April is higher than any other month. About 10 units compared to June 2024. Can I ask the seasoned Solar folk. Was April not just good but spectacular, or was Summer 2024 poor

Muahahaha · 01-05-2025 11:29AM

lads Ive lost connection with my Solis inverter so the only data I have is from ESB Networks. On their graph "Electricity exported to the grid" I presume that is only excess power generated that the house has not used itself?

Is there a way I can get from the ESB data how much generated power the house used itself? Or is the Solis app the only way to find that out? Im recovering from surgery right now so in no physical shape to get up into the attic to try to reconnect, plus Ive tried twice before without success, the dongle just wouldnt connect to my wifi.

J_R · 01-05-2025 11:40AM

4.8Kw Sligo town. South

bullit_dodger · 01-05-2025 01:50PM

Like many posters previous to me above - best ever April on record for me.

Aside: I did get 3 panels added in March 2023, so Apr 2022 isn't a good like for like compared to more recent years.

Today, tomorrow and Sat looks like fairly decent days. Expecting ~25Kwh for me. May 2025 off to a good start! Great time of the year this. Battery usually full and hot water tank up to temp by 12pm. Not even solar noon which is 1:30pm roughly.

My shed "chipped in" with another 230Kw, so ~830Kwh in total off 8.8 Kwp. (South Dublin city) East/South/West

ECO_Mental · 01-05-2025 03:02PM

Best April yet at 859 kWh (even beats April '22) 6.1kWp South of Cork city facing South

May starting off good as well..

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