Turner from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2025. Nineteen Jinko 425-watt panels went up that August – 8.075 kW in all, estimated at 9,397 kWh in the first year – on an IronRidge rail system. The array also carries 180 linear feet of critter guard around its perimeter. That is the mesh that closes the gap between the panels and the roof, which is otherwise where squirrels and nesting birds get in and start on the wiring.
Project Facts
- Location
- Middletown, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- June 2025
- Panels
- Jinko Model # JKM425N-54HL4R-B
- System size
- 8.08 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase IQ8PLUS-72-M-US Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- IronRidge
- Estimated first-year production
- 9,397 kWh
- Critter guard fitted
- 180 ft
Solar questions from Middletown homeowners
How much does shade from mature Middletown trees affect production?
Shade can materially reduce production, particularly when it falls during the highest-production hours. Module-level electronics such as microinverters and optimizers reduce the effect of partial shading, but they cannot create sunlight where there is none. Significant shade should be modelled before any annual production figure is quoted.
What is a microinverter and why use one per panel?
A microinverter is a small inverter installed at or near an individual module, so each panel converts on its own channel. That gives module-level visibility and limits the effect one underperforming panel has on the others around it.
Are panels designed for the wind near Middletown?
Yes. The array and its mounting system have to be designed to resist the applicable wind loads, and coastal and exposed locations can carry different wind-design conditions from sheltered inland ones. It is one of the reasons the mounting system and its engineering are chosen for the site rather than by habit.