Now we’ve ironed out some small teething problems with restarting our hydro after its 7 year hiatus, it’s wonderful to witness energy being generated again. A few weeks ago, our rate automatically dropped from 34kW to our early summer rate of 27kW (determined by seasonal compensation flow rates into the river). Since restarting in April, we have now generated 43,208 kWh.
Energy Generated:-
(September 2023 update)
Talybont Turbine:-
Total to date: 1,843,385 MWh
Total 2023 (so far): 57,192 kWh
Av per year: 190,000 kWhCommunity Hall Solar PV (updated Sept 2023)
Total to date: 81.7 MWh
Av per year: 8,000 kWhDomestic Solar PV (5 homes – to be updated)
Av per year: 12,770 kWhDomestic hydro (1 home)
Av per year: 44,000 kWhTOTAL (to be updated) Talybont per year : 254,770 kWh
Energy Consumed (to be updated)
1,500,000 kWh per year (estimate) Proportion generated : 17%-
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