Recent update to numbers

As we start heading towards Autumn I thought I'd update the blog with some recent numbers and information.

Since installation on 19th Oct 2010 I have generated some 1922.67kWh.

So that means for 265 days, so far, the system has output an average of 7.255kWh/day. which is quite a bit different from previous averages.

25th Apr 2011 (1057.3 kWh) gave an average of 5.62kWh/day.
11th Mar 2011 589.7kWh) gave an average of 4.12kWh/day.
29th Jan 2011 (381.72kWh) gave an average of 3.74kWh/day.
2nd Dec 2010 (198kWh) gave an average of 4.71kWh/day.

If this average per day is carried for the whole year we get an annual generation of 2648kWh. This will obviously need to be monitored for the full year to get the exact number but isn't too far off I think.

The numbers shown on my Solar Plant webpage have so far logged a few days of data from Apr - Jun 2011. Due to issues logged previously in this blog I am missing a few days worth of data at the end of April and the beginning of May 2011.

April 2011 -22 days recorded 342.01 kWh generated = 15.54 kWh/day.

May 2011 -28 days recorded 325.60 kWh generated = 11.63 kWh/day.

June 2011 - 30 days recorded 342.54 kWh generated = 11.4 kWh/day.

New webbox now online

I have now managed to get the new webbox to update data to the website.

The link is http://www.sunnyportal.com/Templates/PublicPageOverview.aspx?page=8a8df88c-86da-42f7-9497-65d2257a8432&plant=a90e1031-e03b-4882-96fd-96a1c4209705&splang=en-GB

Hopefully this one will last a little longer than the last one. It has back dated all the way to the 4th May 2011.

I will have to set up the pages again which should be done fairly soon.

New box arrives from SMA

This morning I received an email from SMA about the replacement box they were sending. to me with a tracking number.

When I entered the number into the system it said it couldn't be delivered due to an inaccurate address. After trying to get through to somebody to speak to they said it only had a postcode on it. After talking to them I arranged for the parcel to be redelivered in the morning.

After getting back from the sailing a neighbour came over with a parcel. He had been up to the depot for another reason and when he said he was from the street they asked if he knew me. As he said yes they gave it to him.

The box has now been installed. From initial interaction it would appear that the box is uploading data to the Sunny Portal website. I have gone through the registration process again but haven't received the access email yet to set up the website, so I can't check it out or set it up. Hopefully the email will arrive sometime soon.

New payment by EON for 2nd quarter 2011

This morning I have received another set of FIT from EON for generation between 25th Jan 2011 to 25th April 2011.

The paperwork contained two letters, one for the old tariff rate of 42.8p/kWh and the other for the new rate of 44.85p/kWh.

The first payment is for 488 kWh between 25th Jan 2011 to 30th Mar 2011 = (488 x 41.3) + (0.5 x 488 x 3) = £208.86

The second payment is for 188 kWh between 1st April 2011 to 25th April 2011 = (188 x 43.3) + (0.5 x 188 x 3) = £84.31

This makes a total of £293.17. 

New FIT rates

FIT rates have apparently gone up by 5%. Not had any official statement from EON yet but they should be applicable (for me) from at least 25th April 2011.

The rates change from
generation: 41.3p/kWh to 43.3p/kWh
export: 3p/kWh to 3.1p/kWh

With the agreed assumption of 50% export this gives me a new rate of 44.85p/kWh

Payback issues with suppliers...

I have had no problems with my payments from my supplier EON.

I recently submitted my most recent reading to them. They sent me a mail back the same day saying that my payment might be a little delayed, due to all the bank holidays we're currently having, for one reason or another. As I wasn't expecting anything for some time I was very pleased with this.

A friend of mine who happened to get his installation done just before me, IS having trouble getting his supplier to sort out his paperwork. This means he hasn't received a penny, doesn't even know if they've registered his installation and is now getting the ombudsman involved.

I will try to keep up to date with this on my blog. I wonder if there is a forum for this?? I will investigate.

In fact there seem to be quite a few. I will look at http://www.navitron.org.uk/forum/ which claims to be the 'UK's most popular Renewable Energy Forum'.

Replacement webbox on its way.....

Well there's a surprise. SMA have come back very quickly earlier today saying they'd like to replace my unit for another one. I have given them my address and am now waiting.

In my recent contact to SMA I sent them the files that had been stored on the SD card since the initial installation. This has now been uploaded to the Sunny Portal website and my data is now available for the period  12th March - 21st April 2011.

The data presentation is very good and so far easily meets my requirements. Small niggles to get over with the webbox but once it's running well it'll keep going.