Overview

PVOutput is a free online service for sharing and comparing photovoltaic solar panel output data. It provides both manual and automatic data uploading facilities.

Output data can be graphed, analysed and compared with other pvoutput contributors over various time periods. The ability to compare with similar systems within close proximity allows both short and longer term performance issues to be easily identified. While pvoutput is primarily focused on monitoring energy generation, it also provides equally capabable facilities to upload and monitor energy consumption data from various energy monitoring devices.

Both solar generation and energy consumption data can be combined to provide a ‘Net’ view of energy being either generated or consumed live.

This document is a guide to the various features found on the website.

Key Features

Below are some of the key features of PVOutput

  • Automatic uploads of live energy generation, consumption and temperature data

  • Graph and tabluate data in live, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly intervals

  • Search and discover similar solar installations within a geographical area

  • Compare live or daily data with another system, past date or postcode

  • Team up with others to combine generation data

  • Bulk data loading facilities to upload history data

  • Open API to automate data uploads and downloads

  • Email alerts when your live system becomes idle or uses excessive power

  • Photos, favourites and filtering capabilities

  • Mobile apps available for Android, iPhone and Windows Mobile

Getting Started

To begin recording outputs a registered account and system is required.

  • Create an account on the Register page

  • Add your system details on the Add System page

  • Click on Add Output to add your data

  • Click on Your Outputs to see the data

Edit Your System

The system editor allows various details to be setup for the system including location, automatic upload, alerting and tariff information.

To update system details -

  1. Click on Your Outputs

  2. Click on the system size link next to the system name below the graph

Alternatively if you have more than one system -

  1. Click on Settings

  2. Goto the Registered Systems section at the bottom of the page

  3. Click Edit next to the system name