Abraham from Passaic, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2022. The array was completed in November: 24 panels making 9.72 kW into a SolarEdge HD Wave inverter with optimizers, 140 feet of critter guard around the perimeter, and an estimated 10,116 kilowatt hours in the first year. PSEG interconnected it in January. Passaic is one of the most densely built cities in the state, and a roof there is usually shaded by something – the survey work is less about finding a south-facing slope than about establishing which parts of the roof are clear for enough of the day to be worth using. The existing roof was sound enough to take the array as it stood.
Project Facts
- Location
- Passaic, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- August 2022
- Panels
- REC Model # REC405AA-PURE
- Panels
- 24
- System size
- 9.72 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 10,116 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 44%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Critter guard fitted
- 140 ft
Solar questions from Passaic homeowners
What makes a good solar panel?
For most homeowners it is a high-quality residential module with strong efficiency, a low degradation rate, and product and performance warranties, that fits the roof geometry available. Efficiency, wattage, temperature coefficient, mechanical-load rating, hail testing and the manufacturer's financial stability are all worth comparing.
Are panels designed for the wind near Passaic?
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.
What is rapid shutdown?
A code safety requirement intended to reduce hazardous voltage in controlled areas of a rooftop array during an emergency -- so that firefighters are not working around energised conductors. Modern residential systems achieve it with compliant module-level electronics and listed inverter equipment.