No two roofs are the same. The pitch, the shade from the tree next door, the direction the house faces and what the family actually uses through the year all change what belongs up there. These are solar arrays we designed and installed across New Jersey, and each one names the panels, the inverter and the size of the system along with the town it is in. Real jobs on real houses, photographed where we had the chance.

319 completed solar projects across 139 New Jersey towns, including 73 with a review written by the customer.

12-panel 5.52 kW solar array in Summit, NJ

Solar Panel Installation and Roofing Installation in Summit, NJ | 12 Panels and a Battery

Katherine Bonnington has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2024, when the roof and the solar array were bought on the same day. The roof was finished on 10 January 2025 and the array a week later. 1,700 square feet, and the garage left out of it: The old shingles came off down to the sheathing and left with the dumpster. Deck protection went over the exposed sheathing, then a GAF Timberline HDZ system in Pewter carrying a 50-year warranty, aluminum drip edge along 194 feet of rakes and eaves, and a ridge vent along the […]

24-panel 8.64 kW solar array in Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Standby Generator, Solar and EV Charger Installation in Atlantic Highlands, NJ | A Charger

William and Corinne from Atlantic Highlands, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since February of 2022, and took on all three projects inside seven months. A 19.5 kW Generac on a managed whole-house switch: Commissioned on 26 May 2022. The calculation asked for a minimum of 15 kW under NEC Article 220 Part IV and a Generac rated 19.5 kW on natural gas went in – 22 kW were it running on propane – behind a 200-amp managed whole-house transfer switch with two smart management modules and whole-house surge protection. The house is 3,096 square feet with two

Standby Generator Service and Solar Panel Installation in Surf City, NJ | 184 Feet of Guard Fitted With the Array

Bob and Ila in Surf City have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since May of 2018. The solar array went up that July, and the standby generator already on the property came onto our books at the same time.28 panels and 184 feet of guard: Twenty-eight Hanwha Q. PEAK DUO 320-watt panels, 8.96 kW in total, in two groups — seventeen on the left roof face and eleven on the right — at a shallow 17-degree pitch, facing east-south-east with no measured shading at all. A SolarEdge SE7600H inverter with an optimizer on every panel, on Ecolibrium mounting. Estimated

20-panel 7.3 kW solar array in Newark, NJ

Solar Panel Installation and Roofing Installation in Newark, NJ | 20 Panels

This Newark household has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since February of 2023, when the roof and the solar array were bought on the same day. The roof was finished on 8 May 2023 and the array eight days later. 1,200 square feet, stripped to the deck: A single layer of old shingles came off down to the sheathing and left with the dumpster. Deck protection went over the exposed sheathing, then a GAF Timberline HDZ system in Weathered Wood carrying a 50-year warranty, aluminum drip edge along 72 feet of rakes and eaves, and a ridge vent

46-panel 16.79 kW solar array in Monmouth Junction, NJ

Standby Generator and Solar Installation in Monmouth Junction, NJ | 46 Panels and Two Inverters

Ashraf in Monmouth Junction has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2018. He signed for the solar array and the standby generator on the same day; the array was commissioned on 25 November and the generator eight days later. 16.79 kW, and why two inverters: Forty-six LG 365-watt panels, 16.79 kW in total, on Ecolibrium mounting with an optimizer on every panel and 264 feet of critter guard around the perimeter. Estimated first-year production is 20,775 kWh and the utility is PSE&G. The array runs on two SolarEdge SE6000H inverters rather than one, and the reason

20-panel 7.3 kW solar array in Lincroft, NJ

Standby Generator Installation and Solar Panel Installation in Lincroft, NJ | 7.3 kW Solar & 22 kW Generac

Alexandra in Lincroft has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2022. The solar array was commissioned in March 2023 and the standby generator sixteen months later. 20 panels in March 2023: Twenty REC 365-watt panels, 7.3 kW in total, on Snap-N-Rack mounting with a SolarEdge SE6000H HD Wave inverter and an optimizer on every panel. Estimated first-year production is 8,732 kWh and the utility is JCP&L. A 22 kW machine in July 2024: This is a 2,800 square foot house with two of most things: two furnaces, two gas water heaters, two three-ton air conditioners. Doubling

22-panel 10.12 kW solar array in Middletown, NJ

Standby Generator Installation and Solar Panel Installation in Middletown, NJ | Five Vent Pipes Moved for 22 Panels

Anthony in Middletown has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2024. He signed for the standby generator and the solar array on consecutive days; the generator was commissioned on 13 August 2024 and the array a fortnight later. 22 panels, and five vent pipes moved: Twenty-two REC 460-watt panels, 10.12 kW in total, on Snap-N-Rack mounting with a SolarEdge SE7600H Energy Hub inverter and an optimizer on every panel. Estimated first-year production is 13,162 kWh and the utility is JCP&L. Part of the work had nothing to do with electricity. Up to five plumbing vent pipes

Solar Panel Installation in Sewell, New Jersey

Solar Panel Installation in Sewell, NJ | 9.5 kW Leased Array, Fixed Rate for 25 Years

Rachel from Sewell, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since May of 2026. The array went up that July: 22 Qcells 430-watt panels making 9.46 kW, each with its own Enphase microinverter, so a single shaded panel cannot drag down the output of the rest. First-year production is estimated at 10,558 kWh. It is leased rather than owned, which puts the electricity at 15.5 cents per kWh against the 29.9 cents Atlantic City Electric was charging when the system was commissioned. The lease carries no annual escalator, so that rate holds for all 25 years while the

20-panel 9.2 kW solar array in Metuchen, NJ

Solar Panel Installation in Metuchen, NJ | 9.2 kW Leased Array, Fixed Rate for 25 Years

Merritt from Metuchen, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2026. We installed a 9.2 kW array in August: 20 REC 460-watt panels with Enphase IQ8X microinverters, estimated to produce 10,735 kWh in the first year, and 148 feet of critter guard around the edges to keep animals out of the gap beneath the panels. The array is leased rather than bought, at 16.6 cents per kWh against the 29 cents PSEG was charging at the time of the install, and the lease carries no annual escalator at all: that rate is fixed for the

16-panel 5.04 kW solar array in Hazlet, NJ

Solar Panel Installation in Hazlet, NJ | 5 kW All-Black Array

Nicholas from Hazlet, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2019. The array was commissioned that September: 16 all-black Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO panels on a SolarEdge HD Wave inverter, 5.04 kW rated and designed for about 5,822 kilowatt-hours a year. It went up with 80 feet of critter guard around it, closing the sheltered gap beneath the panels before anything could nest there. This is a modest system by our standards and deliberately so — sized to the roof and the household rather than to the largest number that would fit, which is why the

Standby Generator Installation and Solar Panel Installation in Hazlet, NJ | 4.68 kW Solar & 18 kW Generac

Donna in Hazlet has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2015. The solar array was commissioned the following January. The standby generator arrived eight and a half years after that. 18 panels in January 2016: Eighteen Hyundai 260-watt panels, 4.68 kW in total, on QuickMount rails with an Enphase M215 microinverter behind each one. Estimated first-year production is 5,754 kWh and the utility is JCP&L. 17 kW added in September 2024: The machine is a Generac Guardian 18 kW, model 7226, delivering 17 kW on natural gas, behind a 100-amp service-rated transfer switch with surge protection

37-panel 9.62 kW solar array in Red Bank, NJ

Solar, Generator, EV Charger and Holiday Lighting in Red Bank, NJ | Four Trades

Susan and Christopher from Red Bank, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since October of 2018. Christopher is a partner in the business, which is worth saying plainly rather than leaving a reader to find out – and it is also why this house has had four trades through it over six years, each one going onto the same 200-amp service as the last. 37 panels and 9.62 kW: The array went up first and was producing by 4 February 2019: 37 Canadian Solar modules split across two roof planes, 5.72 kW on one and 3.90 kW on