Vincent and Jennifer from East Brunswick, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since May of 2016. Twenty-three LG panels went up on QuickMount flashed mounts at the end of that June, 7.245 kW in total, with a first-year production estimate of 7,485 kWh. A flashed mount replaces the shingle it sits under with a metal base that laps into the course above, so the roof penetration is closed the way a plumbing vent is rather than by sealant alone. That detail is what decides whether an array that will be up for decades is also a roof problem for decades.
Project Facts
- Location
- East Brunswick, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- May 2016
- Panels
- LG Model # 315N1K-G4/40mm
- Panels
- 23
- System size
- 7.25 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE6000A-US000NNR2 Inverter (25Y) W P320 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 7,485 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 71%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
Solar questions from East Brunswick homeowners
Does a solar installation need permits in East Brunswick?
Yes. A permanently installed photovoltaic system normally requires construction permits under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. A residential project commonly involves electrical review, building and structural review, fire-access considerations and municipal inspections.
How does an optimizer system differ from microinverters?
An optimizer system puts DC power optimizers at the modules and a single central inverter elsewhere; a microinverter system puts a small inverter at each module. Both can provide module-level monitoring and rapid shutdown when properly designed -- they are different architectures rather than one being the upgrade of the other.
Can more solar be installed than the house uses?
New Jersey's net-metering rules generally limit a residential customer's generating capacity by reference to the electricity supplied to that customer over an annualised period. The programme is designed to offset a household's own consumption rather than turn it into a wholesale generator. Documented future loads can sometimes be relevant under the utility's procedures.