shadowmaker
Solar Addict
40e yesterday and 200e today. Wish we had this kind of spot rates once or twice every week. ![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Expanding have to wait nicer weather, but it is coming.Time to expand the shadow making devices!
Gotta help out those utility providers after all!
How far away is your property from the nearest neighbor? I'd be worried about neighbors children pelting my panels for sh*t and gigglesExpanding have to wait nicer weather, but it is coming.
It's a very small village and everyone knows each other, so not worried about neighbors or their kids at all. It's the "main" road going through my property which could bring some uninvited assholes around, but then my current array is 100m down the field and assholes usually don't have any stamina.How far away is your property from the nearest neighbor? I'd be worried about neighbors children pelting my panels for sh*t and giggles
Did spot prices come back down to affordability? Big profit time over?So far 2024 has been phenomenal solar wise. Over 0,5MWh already.
Last summer I predicted there will be some cold winter days when spot will go over 1e/kWh for few hours and went for solid price. Spot hasn't been that bad compared to my fixed agreement (20c last year/13c this year all included), but then comes along last Friday with those ridiculous prices. Yes, they went down again, but there's plenty of winter still left. Usually coldest weather is around February.Did spot prices come back down to affordability? Big profit time over?
Yep, shadows are surprisingly long this time of year. Didn't pay any attention to it before and certainly didn't take that into account when choosing place for my array. Just got lucky for once.Makes me wish I had an empty field at times instead of being surrounded by forest...
Vertical is great for winter if the sun shines. If it's overcast flat is better, but then you have to sweep every time it snows.
Was your location somewhere nearby Vaasa?1,25MWh January so over three times what PVWatts predicted. Still had to buy 4,5MWh to get through.
Total yield so far 39,5MWh so pretty confident to break my original yearly target of 40MWh as there's two whole months still to go.
Not quite as high up as Vaasa.Was your location somewhere nearby Vaasa?
European Science hub solar tool gives 0,7MWh for January that seems closer than PVWatts.
JRC Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) - European Commission
Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS)re.jrc.ec.europa.eu
And above all I also think that January has been bit more sunny than usual.
Not sure about that when using bifacial panels. Even if true, I'd loose a ton of production due to snowing all the time and I'm way too busy/lazy to clean them. I mean I have to clear snow 2-3 times every week from my yard which is 1ha (2,5ac) in size so I don't want to spent my time clearing panels too.Vertical is great for winter if the sun shines. If it's overcast flat is better, but then you have to sweep every time it snows.
Not going to happen. I think I jinxed it myself as just after writing it forecast changed completely.Braking 40MWh target before Tuesday?
You really have me thinking about having at least some vertical panels as strings in my systems (current one and house we're building). I have more power than I can use in summer (although adding mini-splits to current system will increase that load). But winter is just a bear here in Maine US, and clearing the snow from 26-degree panels is a pain. Really appreciate your posts. Thanks for keeping us updated.Not sure about that when using bifacial panels. Even if true, I'd loose a ton of production due to snowing all the time and I'm way too busy/lazy to clean them. I mean I have to clear snow 2-3 times every week from my yard which is 1ha (2,5ac) in size so I don't want to spent my time clearing panels too.
I think the most surprising thing about my vertical bifacials is how good they work in blizzards or heavy fog. In situations when I even can't see my array 100m (330ft) away, there's still decent (15-20%) production. I think summer is when my array is loosing most due to close to vertical angle.
You should look into generating electricity from snow.Not sure about that when using bifacial panels. Even if true, I'd loose a ton of production due to snowing all the time and I'm way too busy/lazy to clean them. I mean I have to clear snow 2-3 times every week from my yard which is 1ha (2,5ac) in size so I don't want to spent my time clearing panels too.
You should look into generating electricity from snow.