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Season of Mist and Mellow Fruitfulness

Posted on September 11, 2012 by james

It seems that after a no-show Summer, Autumn is forcing its way onto the scene already. This was the scene from one of my windows a couple of days ago, first thing in the morning (look at the lengths of … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Generation Update, September 2012

Posted on September 11, 2012 by james

We have reached the end of the first year with out solar PV installation and quite an odd one it has been, too. We had one of the mildest winters and generated far more in the first six months than … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Generation Update, August 2012

Posted on August 3, 2012 by james

Well, at last we’ve had a little sunshine this summer, though ten days in July is a pretty poor showing even so. Can’t complain though; it’s a whole lot better than May and June. Generation for July was 407kWh. Lower … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Generation Update, July 2012

Posted on July 3, 2012 by james

Unless you have some strange rain fetish, June has been an awful month weather-wise. There’s been hardly a single day here when it didn’t rain and even when rain wasn’t falling the sky has been mostly cloudy. According to the … Continue reading →

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May 2012 FIT Payment

Posted on June 18, 2012 by james

At the end of May we received our second FIT payment, somewhat less than the first as expected. It does mean however that about 4.3% of the installation cost is now covered. Unfortunately the late Spring and early Summer months … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Generation Update, June 2012

Posted on June 18, 2012 by james

Well, another awful month weather-wise and they say there’s more to come 🙁 Generation for May was, oddly, exactly the same as for April at 395kWh. I was hoping for anything between 500kWh and 650kWh. You’d think all of those … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Generation Update, May 2012

Posted on June 18, 2012 by james

Well, for the first time since installation we’ve had a poorer-than-expected month. No great surprises there, given how utterly awful the weather has been. Output for April came it at a measly 395kWh when based on past performance I was … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Generation Update, April 2012

Posted on June 18, 2012 by james

Somewhat delayed, this, as I’d lost the piece of paper that I wrote the reading down on. Doh! Anyhow, output for March was 383kWh, another good month thanks to the unusually good weather. That takes our generation total since installation … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Generation Update, Mar 2012

Posted on March 1, 2012 by james

I was bracing myself for low numbers this month as December, January and February are apparently only expected to account for about 7.5% of our total yearly output, but was pleasantly surprised when I read the generation meter to discover … Continue reading →

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My First FIT Payment

Posted on February 28, 2012 by james

Last week, two and a half months after I submitted the readings, I finally received my first FIT payment for the electricity generated by our solar PV installation during September, October and November last year. Very pleasant at last to … Continue reading →

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