Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-11 Thread Darryl Thayer
ject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production To: "RE-wrenches" Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 11:54 AM Joel, Thanks for the information. 35% loss due to to smog or soiling is a big hit and, I'm sure, an exception. Still, if the loss is even 20% it supports the concept that an

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-11 Thread Bill Brooks
nal Message - From: Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun <mailto:ke...@whidbeysunwind.com> & Wind To: RE-wrenches <mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production Thanks, Don, Performance pr

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-11 Thread Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind
Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind To: RE-wrenches Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production Thanks, Don, Performance predictions such as from PV Watts VASTLY underestimate PV production in our area. For example, PV Watts estimates 940 kWh/ kW for a 4

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-10 Thread SOLARPRO
ches.org) Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production Thanks, Don, Performance predictions such as from PV Watts VASTLY underestimate PV production in our area. For example, PV Watts estimates 940 kWh/kW for a 4:12 pitch at 180˚, whereas s

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-10 Thread i2p
On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:57:53 AM, "Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind" wrote: PV Watts VASTLY underestimate PV production in our area. PV Watts underestimates in Central Ca too. Don ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-10 Thread Joel Davidson
the mine. Joel Davidson - Original Message - From: Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind To: RE-wrenches Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production Thanks, Don, Performance predictions such as from PV Watts VASTLY undere

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-10 Thread Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind
Thanks, Don, Performance predictions such as from PV Watts VASTLY underestimate PV production in our area. For example, PV Watts estimates 940 kWh/kW for a 4:12 pitch at 180˚, whereas such systems are actually producing up to 1300 kWh/kW (as measured by a renenue-grade production meter). We

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-09 Thread i2p
On Jun 9, 2010, at 8:22:12 AM, "Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind" wrote: Thanks, Joel How about PV systems away from the coast, in a hotter, dustier  location, like Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento, Palm Springs,  etc? In central CA we do a little better. I casually monitor several sy

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-09 Thread Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind
degrees F. Average minimum winter temp. 46 degrees F. - Original Message - From: "Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind" To: "RE Wrenches listserve" Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 10:34 AM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production CA Wrenches, What d

Re: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-08 Thread Joel Davidson
AM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Real world PV production CA Wrenches, What does a PV system in a hot, smoggy or dusty area of California actually produce, in kWh/kWp/year? Not an ideal system that is washed every month, but real-world, average system figures, verified by a production meter. Thanks

[RE-wrenches] Real world PV production

2010-06-08 Thread Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind
CA Wrenches, What does a PV system in a hot, smoggy or dusty area of California actually produce, in kWh/kWp/year? Not an ideal system that is washed every month, but real-world, average system figures, verified by a production meter. Thanks, -Kelly Kelly Keilwitz, P.E. Whidbey Sun & Wind