Rakesh from West Windsor, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since March of 2022. The array was completed in June: 32 panels making 11.52 kW into a SolarEdge HD Wave inverter with optimizers, 212 feet of critter guard around the perimeter, and an estimated 13,938 kilowatt hours in the first year. PSEG interconnected it in December, six months after the panels went up – a gap that is entirely the utility’s timetable rather than anybody else’s, and one worth knowing about before it happens. The existing roof was sound enough to take the array as it stood.
Project Facts
- Location
- West Windsor, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- March 2022
- Panels
- Hanwha Model # Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G10+ 360
- Panels
- 32
- System size
- 11.52 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE11400H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 13,938 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 98%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Critter guard fitted
- 212 ft
Solar questions from West Windsor homeowners
Which utility handles interconnection in West Windsor?
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.
Does snow stop the panels?
Heavy snow lying on the modules can reduce or stop production while it sits there, and production resumes as they clear. Panels are usually mounted at an angle and their dark surface helps snow slide or melt once the sun returns. Homeowners should not climb onto the roof to clear them.
Should the roof be replaced before the panels go on?
If the roof is near the end of its life, replacing it first is often the sensible order, because removing and reinstalling an array later adds labor and materials. The decision turns on roof age, shingle condition, any leaks, the decking, the remaining warranty and how long the solar system is expected to last.