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Solar Data April 2008

This page contains daily data and graphs of electrical energy use, the daily amount generated and Capacity Factor. Gen refers to the amount generated from the solar array and Grid is the amount we used from the grid.

 

April 2008 Energy Generation Analysis            
Day  kWh Weather Peak  Minutes Efficiency Capacity   Array Size 1.5  kW
  Gen   Watts   Wh/min/kW Factor        
1-Apr-08 2.7 wind pt sun am oc pm 1490 767 2.3 7.5%   Generation Analysis kWh  
2-Apr-08 9.1 sun 1277 770 7.9 25.3%        
3-Apr-08 8.5 sun mod cirrus hz 1217 773 7.3 23.6%   Total 196.4  
4-Apr-08 0.7 oc rain 259 776 0.6 1.9%   Average 6.5  
5-Apr-08 8.4 sun mod hz am pt cld pm 1242 778 7.2 23.3%   Median 8.0  
6-Apr-08 9.1 sun hz pm 1246 782 7.8 25.3%   Stdev 2.7  
7-Apr-08 8.7 oc diff am sun hz pm 1238 785 7.4 24.2%        
8-Apr-08 5.8 oc rain am sun hz pm 1341 788 4.9 16.1%   WX short forms used  
9-Apr-08 4.5 oc rain am sun pt cld pm 1239 790 3.8 12.5%        
10-Apr-08 7.8 sun mod hz am pt cld pm 1185 793 6.6 21.7%   oc - overcast    
11-Apr-08 0.6 oc rain wind 188 797 0.5 1.7%   diff - diffuse light  
12-Apr-08 1.7 oc rain br diff pds 877 800 1.4 4.7%   brks - breaks    
13-Apr-08 9.0 sun am pt cld pm 1617 802 7.5 25.0%   br - bright    
14-Apr-08 8.9 sun pt cld 1324 805 7.4 24.7%   cld - cloud    
15-Apr-08 9.3 sun 1205 808 7.7 25.8%   hi - high altitude  
16-Apr-08 8.4 sun mod hz 1190 810 6.9 23.3%   hz - haze pollution or cirrus  
17-Apr-08 8.3 sun cirrus hz pt cld pm 1440 814 6.8 23.1%   pds - periods    
18-Apr-08 8.2 sun hz temp 23 C 1078 817 6.7 22.8%   pt - part    
19-Apr-08 8.2 sun mod hz pm 1133 819 6.7 22.8%   wx - weather    
20-Apr-08 7.8 sun mod hz am pt cld pm 1446 822 6.3 21.7%   sml - small    
21-Apr-08 6.1 sun hz (off grid = OG) 1101 824 4.9 16.9%   mod - moderate  
22-Apr-08 8.5 sun pristine OG 1105 828 6.8 23.6%        
23-Apr-08 4.9 oc am sun pm OG 1096 830 3.9 13.6%   Peak Watt Analysis W  
24-Apr-08 8.4 sun mod hz OG 1247 833 6.7 23.3%        
25-Apr-08 3.3 cld rain am sun pm OG 1155 836 2.6 9.2%   Maximum 1617  
26-Apr-08 4.1 cld am sun late pm OG 1242 838 3.3 11.4%   Minimum 188  
27-Apr-08 8.1 sun hz am mod hz pm OG 1110 842 6.4 22.5%   Average 1165  
28-Apr-08 2.5 oc rain 613 844 2.0 6.9%   Median 1228  
29-Apr-08 7.6 sun am pt cld pm cool 1581 846 6.0 21.1%   Std deviation 323  
30-Apr-08 7.2 sun am pt cld pm cool 1476 849 5.7 20.0%        
              Efficiency Analysis Wh/min/kW
Monthly: 193.7     23499 Capacity Factor Analysis        
YTD: 506.6     81494       Maximum 7.9  
        Maximum 25.8%   Minimum 0.5  
        Minimum 1.7%   Average 5.4  
        Average 18.6%   Median 6.5  
        Median 22.5%   Std Deviation 2.3  
        Std Deviation 7.5%