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
- 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
Standby generator questions from Toms River homeowners
Does a generator in Toms River have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.
Can a generator be raised on a platform?
Yes. Manufacturer guidance specifically covers installations on platforms and other supporting structures, and directs them to the applicable fire-safety standard, including a noncombustible surface extending beyond the generator for the configuration addressed. Flood and structural requirements have to be satisfied as well.
Does the residential building code apply to a generator?
It can. For applicable one- and two-family dwellings New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Residential Code, subject to state amendments. Structural and flood-related generator installations may therefore need review under the residential subcode as well as the electrical and fuel requirements.