ᐅ Solar Power System: Your Yield in the Year 2018

Created on: 4 Jan 2019 11:17
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Spinne
Hello everyone,

Another year has passed, which means it’s time to review how much electricity the photovoltaic system produced this year, how much of that was used for self-consumption, and how much was fed back into the grid.

System size: 3.12 kWp
Commissioning date: November 2016
Location: Lower Austria
Heating system: Air-to-water heat pump
No pool or other significant loads that could benefit much from the photovoltaic system

Produced amount: 3650 kWh
Self-consumption: 1000 kWh
Fed into the grid: 2650 kWh
Self-consumption rate: 27.4% (previous year 28.1%)

I am quite satisfied with the self-consumption rate.
I’m looking forward to your data and possibly some tips on how to improve it even further.

Best regards
M
MayrCh
16 Jan 2019 09:05
haydee schrieb:
90% self-sufficiency

In my opinion, this whole group of terms around "self-sufficiency" for photovoltaic systems is one of the biggest marketing deceptions you can encounter in house construction.
As soon as there is a grid connection, and only 1 kWh passes through the meter either from or into the grid, you are exactly one thing: no longer self-sufficient.
berny16 Jan 2019 10:13
MayrCh schrieb:
In my opinion, this whole concept of "self-sufficiency" regarding photovoltaic systems is one of the biggest marketing illusions you can find in house construction.

That’s true. In my system with a battery, the report correctly refers to it as "self-consumption rate in %" or the consumption of generated electricity in kWh.
But Porsche also calls the new 911 Cabriolet a "Timeless Machine." That’s probably not entirely accurate, but so what? If someone wants such a car, they buy it anyway :-) Just like with photovoltaic systems. Nobody really needs them, and they don’t make you fully self-sufficient, yet some people just want them. There are more pointless ways to burn money than with photovoltaics or even photovoltaics with a battery...
seth048716 Jan 2019 13:11
System size: 8.04 kWp
Commissioning date: August 20, 2018
Location: S-H
Heating system: Air-to-water heat pump

Produced energy: 1420 kWh
Self-consumption: 482 kWh → 18%
Fed into the grid: 938 kWh

The self-consumption rate could be better. However, we had really poor winter months in terms of sunshine here in the north. Additionally, my unfavorable roof angle of 28° (28 degrees) is suboptimal in winter with the low sun position.
In November, I had 99 kWh and December only 36 kWh, but with a self-consumption rate of 92.3% in December.
M
miho
18 Jan 2019 11:18
System with 9.9 kWp in 91xxx from 2017
Produced in 2018: 10,780 kWh
Self-sufficiency rate 44%
All without storage. Major appliances like the dishwasher and washing machine operate on a timer during expected sunlight hours.
B
bortel
21 Jan 2019 12:05
System with 6.24 kWp in 37339, installed facing east and west unevenly, since the east side also receives a lot of southern sunlight.
Produced in 2018: 6.16 MWh
Sold: 5.1 MWh

17.2% self-consumption rate

It could be better, but unfortunately not everyone in the house consistently uses appliances while the sun is shining.
B
bortel
22 Jan 2019 07:12
miho schrieb:
Installation with 9.9 kWp in 91xxx from 2017
Produced in 2018: 10,780 kWh
Self-sufficiency rate 44%
All without storage. Major consumers like dishwasher and washing machine run on timers during expected sunlight hours.

What kind of timer do you use for that?
A Wi-Fi socket with an app?