James from Toms River, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2016. The array was completed in February of 2017: 38 panels making 10.64 kW into a SolarEdge inverter with optimizers, both carrying 25-year warranties, and an estimated 12,874 kilowatt hours in the first year. JCP&L interconnected the system less than three weeks after the panels went up. The existing roof was sound enough to build on, so the job stayed with the array. At 38 panels this is one of the larger residential arrays we have built, and the optimizer layout is what makes a roof that size practical – each panel reports and converts on its own, so a spread across several faces does not drag the whole system to the pace of the least-lit section.
Project Facts
- Location
- Toms River, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- December 2016
- Panels
- Hyundai Model # HIS-S280RG-BK
- Panels
- 38
- System size
- 10.64 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE10000A-US000NNR2 Inverter (25Y) W/ P320 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 12,874 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 99%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
Solar questions from Toms River homeowners
Does a solar installation need permits in Toms River?
Yes. A permanently installed photovoltaic system normally requires construction permits under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. A residential project commonly involves electrical review, building and structural review, fire-access considerations and municipal inspections.
Can the system be switched on before the utility approves it?
A grid-connected system should not be placed into normal parallel operation until the utility has issued the required authorisation. Running it beforehand can breach the interconnection agreement and the utility's requirements.
Who receives the certificates on a leased system?
That depends on the lease or power purchase agreement. Where solar is third-party owned, the system owner commonly retains the renewable-energy certificates and related incentives because it owns the generating equipment. The contract should say explicitly who owns the environmental attributes.