Cloudy December gives Poor Solar Generation

With the full data set now loaded it's clear why December 2015 was so bad for solar panels.

http://solar-panels-review.321web.co.uk/index.php/yearly-comparison-of-solar-pv

The number of days below 2kWh generated was 23, compared to around 14 for previous years. In addition the maximum peak output was only 7.6kW compared to over 9kW previously.

http://solar-panels-review.321web.co.uk/index.php/solar-power-month-by-month/12-monthly-uk-solar-panel-electricity-output-for-december

Hopefully this won't be the pattern set by global warming with warmer, wetter, cloudier winters that hit solar panel generation, although the winter numbers are small so it would be far more drastic if the summers became cloudier!


December 2015 compared to previous years - almost half the electricity generated compared to 2014!

Month	Earliest Start Time	Latest End Time	Max Peak Output kW	Total Monthly Output	Total Generation Time (hours)	Min Daily Generation kWh	Max Daily Generation kWh
12/2015	08:00	15:45	1.956	68.351	205	0.381	7.61
12/2014	08:05	15:55	2.124	123.87	208	0.077	8.837
12/2013	08:10	15:50	2.412	100.546	204	0.145	9.015
12/2012	08:05	15:45	1.992	90.864	201	0.237	8.324
12/2011	08:00	15:55	2.136	103.37	212	0.359	8.542