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PV yields September 2022

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EDIT: Updated for the whole of September 2022.
September 2022 been an excellent month for Solar yields (very few clouds)
I'm running at 2.5% Grid_in_kWh, 97.5% Self_kWh
The small 0.3kWh per day (~12w) grid_in is a trickle feed to prevent issues with prepaid meter.
Not grid_out feeding yet.
Self_kWh = Load_kWh - Grid_in_kWh
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EDIT: What made a difference for me was changing timers on my two geysers to use them to store energy during the day.

Edited by system32
Update for whole month

7 minutes ago, system32 said:

So far, September 2022 been an excellent month for Solar yields
I'm running at 3.9% Grid_in_kWh, 96.1% Self_kWh
The small 0.3kWh per day (~12w) grid_in is a trickle feed to prevent issues with prepaid meter.
Not grid_out feeding yet.
Self_kWh = Load_kWh - Grid_in_kWh

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Loadshedding taking its toll on grid tied since 07-09.

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On 2022/09/16 at 12:34 PM, system32 said:

So far, September 2022 been an excellent month for Solar yields (very few clouds)
I'm running at 3.9% Grid_in_kWh, 96.1% Self_kWh
The small 0.3kWh per day (~12w) grid_in is a trickle feed to prevent issues with prepaid meter.
Not grid_out feeding yet.
Self_kWh = Load_kWh - Grid_in_kWh

image.png.b88f8a6d4f4f3c78365798888fa9b496.png

image.thumb.png.0367220d4aab74a483e1c20f5871ed24.png

Data from Solar-Assistant, Grafana dashboards
Post your stats below

That bottom table is excellent engineering, thats some usefull data you visualizing there. 👌

No bragging rights here or claim to fame.
Just an off-grid system that has more reserve than I normally need.
Incomplete graphs as my Inverter was in for repairs for two weeks and I got it back on 2 Sep just before LS started again. Lucky me.
No comparison to Winter where I am not shy to run an electric heater during the day. Lots of spare capacity.
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On 2022/09/16 at 12:34 PM, system32 said:

So far, September 2022 been an excellent month for Solar yields (very few clouds)
I'm running at 3.9% Grid_in_kWh, 96.1% Self_kWh
The small 0.3kWh per day (~12w) grid_in is a trickle feed to prevent issues with prepaid meter.
Not grid_out feeding yet.
Self_kWh = Load_kWh - Grid_in_kWh

image.thumb.png.9b50f965227f4a9e90b17deab4f5e931.png

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Data from Solar-Assistant, Grafana dashboards
Post your stats below

These dashboards are amazing! Any chance of sharing code? Thanks

 

15 minutes ago, system32 said:

I'm looking to post my code on github, just need to see how.
Will advise when I've done so.

Very much looking forward to that! Im sure it will be appreciated by many on this forum! Thank you

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Heatpump consumption for the month: 53.97KWh (runs early morning 3:30am and 12PM most days)

5.9KW panels and plenty large trees (two strings 4S2P & 5S) 460W JA solar panels

8KW Deye

10 KWh DIY battery

 

Worst eskom day I had to buy 4units as my father in-law(visting for a week) had the oven on for 2 hours cooking a pork belly. Would have been fine if he started around 11am but no. Family does not understand why lifestyle changes should be needed when you have solar. I am pretty relaxed to give Eskom some business if it means keeping the peace.

Worst production day was 9.4KWh from the panels due to miserable weather 

Interesting to note that I am cycling my battery aggressively down to 20% (if needed) and I have managed to get 213.7KWh from the battery which is roughly R534 at current electricity prices ( and would mean I need 5-6 years to break even on the battery).

 

 

Edited by iiznh
battery stats added

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