Natasha from Piscataway, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2024. Twenty-nine REC 460-watt panels went up in September, 13.34 kW on Snap-N-Rack mounting and two SolarEdge inverters, with an estimated 15,122 kWh of production in the first year against a PSE&G supply. Two hundred feet of critter guard was fitted around the array. The roof underneath still has twenty-four years of warranty left, so nothing had to come off and go back on to make room for the panels.
Project Facts
- Location
- Piscataway, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- June 2024
- Panels
- REC Model # 460AA-PURE-RX-DC
- Panels
- 29
- System size
- 13.34 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE6000H-US000NNC2 & SE3800H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 15,122 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 100%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Critter guard fitted
- 200 ft
Solar questions from Piscataway homeowners
Why are pathways left around rooftop panels?
Roof-access and pathway provisions preserve the areas firefighters may need for emergency roof operations, ventilation and access. New Jersey's residential code carries solar access, setback and pathway provisions, and the exact layout depends on the roof configuration and the applicable exceptions.
Which direction should the panels face?
South-facing roof planes generally give excellent annual production, but east and west can be very productive too. The design should compare the modelled annual production of each available plane rather than rejecting anything that is not due south.
How does residential solar work on a Piscataway home?
The panels convert sunlight into direct-current electricity, and an inverter or microinverters convert that into alternating current the house can use. When the array produces more than the house is drawing, the surplus flows out through the utility meter under New Jersey's net-metering rules. When the house needs more than the array is making, the difference comes from the utility.