Thomas from Hamilton Square, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since February of 2024. The array came off in March and went back on in April: 13 panels and their mounting system removed, then reinstalled on new flashing once the roof beneath them had been dealt with. New flashing on the way back is the part that matters. The old flashing has spent years being weathered around bolts that are about to be pulled out of it, and reusing it would put a new roof under old seals – which is the one thing a reroof under solar is meant to prevent. Removing and reinstalling a small array is a fortnight’s work either side of the roofer, and doing it by arrangement is a great deal better than doing it in an emergency.
Project Facts
- Location
- Hamilton Square, NJ
- Service
- Solar Removal/Replacement
- Client since
- February 2024
Solar questions from Hamilton Square homeowners
Which utility handles interconnection in Hamilton Square?
The electric distribution company that serves the property. In New Jersey that is Jersey Central Power & Light, PSE&G, Atlantic City Electric or Rockland Electric depending on the address, and municipal electric systems can have their own requirements.
What is the difference between a solar lease and a solar loan?
With a loan the homeowner generally buys and owns the system; with a lease a third party owns it and the homeowner pays for its use. Ownership is what decides incentives, certificate ownership, maintenance, warranties, how the system transfers on a house sale, insurance, residual value and any buyout rights.
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.