they're in

[sadkingbilly]

of our daily kw consumption, these days even with snowy weather, only 20% of that is from the grid

the last few days had small periods of brightness and got the grid usage to 10% of our daily consumption

does that help or shall I draw a picture and invite for a Teams call ?

Milan in "trying to explain stuff to the Leadership Team" mode.

20% of FA = FA.

[milanbenes]

ok lol

Milan.

[xoggoth]

Hmmm. Didn't think SPs would be worth it as my house is overshadowed by the big Victorian house next door but maybe worth a new look.

[milanbenes]

well, if your neighbours have panels then ask what performance they are getting


our panels are in the garden, and facing south with no obstructions and the performance from them is first class, we are sending 15 to 30kw to the grid each day because we don't have enough storage capacity

which begs the question

perish the thought

an electric car might be a no brainer

Milan in "confused and questioning the purpose of life" mode.

[milanbenes]

before the lecky car though, we will get a 300l electric boiler installed

that'll use some of the over capacity and reduce the gas bill

Milan.

[tazdevil]

Get an electric car as a run around and only ever charge it at home. How many panels have you got and how much land are they taking up? 30kw in winter is quite some output or is that peak summer? We've had our panels 15 years now and they're still going strong with last year the best on record, but on the south facing roof I can only fit 8 panels and garden isn't big enough and has a tall wall and trees around it anyway.

[milanbenes]

they've been operational since the end of January

24 panels 11.8kw total capacity

evening on cloudy days, because they are in one line 50metres with no obstruction, south facing, on cloudy days they are filling the batteries

a tiny bit of clear sky between the clouds and they running at full capacity

three days ago we sent 30kw to the grid

Milan.

[milanbenes]

since the end of january our daily consumption from the grid is averaging 1/5 of daily home consumption

not bad for the time of year I guess

Milan.

[tazdevil]

not bad for the time of year I guess

Yes you'll see a big increase in Spring, Summer. My panels produce around 5kw / day in January, February but in summer can go over 20kw / day but average around 17kw / day in May and June. With the max FIT's I get as an early adopter that pays for all energy costs in the year, including oil and logs for the boiler and stove

[milanbenes]

that's an awesome result

congratulations

living the dream

what's not to like

Milan.