It has been an excellent few months for generation at Osney Lock Hydro, with 82,549 kWh electricity generated over the first three months of our financial year, equating to 46% of our annual mid-range target.
Because of variability in river flows year on year, our estimated annual output is modelled using several years of flow data. In any one year, generation can be expected to fall within a range between 50% and 150% of the target figure. Last year we achieved 80% of the 179,000kWh target.
The rain may has made for a dismal start to the summer, but has enabled us to generated far longer into summer season than last year’s dry conditions. Generation is likely to slow down as river flows drop, however with current river conditions we still anticipate generation to continue for some time.