Paul Nicholson has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since October of 2022, when he booked a roof and a solar array together. The roof was finished on 8 February 2023 and the array a week later.
The part of the roof that needed it
Only part of this roof was replaced, and that was deliberate. A newer dimensional roof on one section of the house was sound and was left exactly where it was. The older 2,900 square feet came off instead, a single layer stripped down to the sheathing, cleaned up and carted away with the dumpster included. What went back on is a GAF Timberline HDZ system in Fox Hollow Gray with a 50-year warranty, deck protection over the exposed sheathing, aluminum drip edge along 206 feet of rakes and eaves, and a ridge vent along the peak.
41 panels and 14.97 kW
Forty-one REC 365 watt panels came to 14.97 kW on Snap-N-Rack mounting, finished on 15 February 2023. A SolarEdge SE11400H HD Wave inverter runs the array with an optimizer on every panel, so shade or a fault on one panel is handled at that panel rather than by the whole string. PSE&G is the utility and the first year was designed for about 15,525 kWh.
Why the order matters here
An array is fastened to a roof for twenty-five years and more, so worn shingles underneath it are a problem with a date already on them. Taking panels down and putting them back is a job in its own right, and doing it once is a great deal better than doing it twice. Booking both together put the array onto new shingles with the crew already scheduled, and it also meant being straight about the section of roof that did not need touching. That part is still the roof it was.
Why Westfield homeowners choose Green Sun Energy Services
One company designs the roof and solar system together, so there is no finger-pointing between a roofer and a solar installer.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Roofing: installed as a GAF Certified Roofing Contractor (#CE28608), with a GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System like the one on this home. On this home: a new roof over 2,900 sq ft.
- Solar: design and installation supervised by a NABCEP-certified professional (#PVA-111016-016148), with SolarEdge optimizers on every panel so each one reports its own output. On this home: a 14.965 kW solar array of 41 REC-365NP2-Black panels, a SolarEdge SE11400H-US000NNC2 HD Wave inverter, the Snap-N-Rack mounting system and 232 ft of critter guard.
- Warranty: backed by a 50-year roof warranty, a 5-year roofing workmanship warranty and a 15-year solar workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 10 completed roofing projects and 20 completed solar projects across Union County and 92 roofing projects and 363 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Westfield
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 2 roof replacements and 3 featured solar projects in Westfield. Westfield, a town in Union County, is served by PSE&G.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Westfield, NJ
- Services
- Roofing Installation, Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- October 2022
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- REC-365NP2-Black
- Panels
- 41
- System size
- 14.97 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE11400H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 15,525 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 100%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Critter guard fitted
- 232 ft
- Workmanship warranty
- 15 years
Roof
- System
- GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System
- Area replaced
- 2,900 sq ft
- Warranty
- 50 years
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Questions from Westfield homeowners
SolarWhat does a 460-watt panel mean?
It is rated to produce up to about 460 watts under standardised laboratory conditions. Twenty-five of them make 11.5 kW DC; twenty-six make 11.96 kW. The panel count and the wattage should multiply out to the DC system size stated in the proposal -- if they do not, something has been rounded that should not have been.
SolarWhat does NEC Article 705 cover?
It governs electrical systems where power-production equipment such as solar runs in parallel with another source, normally the utility grid. It is what decides how the array is allowed to connect to the home's service or distribution equipment.
RoofingCan a roof warranty transfer to a new owner?
Certain warranties can, subject to that warranty's own conditions and a required notification procedure with its own time limit. It is worth knowing the process before the house goes on the market rather than during the sale, and a transferable warranty is a genuine selling point.
RoofingDoes a Westfield roofing contractor need to be registered with the State?
A business performing residential roofing in New Jersey generally falls under the Home Improvement Contractor Business registration requirements unless an exemption applies. Homeowners should verify that the company has a current New Jersey home-improvement registration and appropriate insurance before signing a contract.
RoofingCan my municipality restrict roof appearance in a historic district?
Yes. Historic districts and designated properties may have additional review requirements for materials, color, profile, visible flashing, gutters, and other exterior changes. Check local historic-preservation rules early.