Conor Egan has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2021, when the roof and the solar array were bought on the same day. The roof was finished on 23 April 2022 and the array a month later.
Two layers off, 3,300 square feet on
This roof had been covered over once already, so two layers of old shingle came off down to the sheathing rather than one — twice the tear-off, twice the disposal, and the only way anyone sees the deck before an array is fastened to it. Deck protection went over the exposed sheathing, then a GAF Timberline HDZ system in Charcoal carrying a 50-year warranty, aluminum drip edge along 198 feet of rakes and eaves, and a ridge vent along the peak.
A simple roof, which is the easy kind to work on
Three thousand three hundred square feet with only 198 feet of edge is a plain roof — long runs, few valleys, not much cut into it. It reads as an unremarkable detail and it is the difference between a straightforward array and an awkward one. Valleys and hips break a roof into small faces, and small faces mean short panel rows, more flashing, more penetrations and more places to get wrong. A roof like this one takes thirty-six panels in clean rows.
36 panels and 12.96 kW
Thirty-six Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO panels at 360 watts each came to 12.96 kW on Snap-N-Rack mounting, finished on 23 May 2022, running into a SolarEdge SE11400H HD Wave inverter with an optimizer on every panel. JCP&L is the utility and the first year was designed for about 15,185 kWh.
Why the roof went first
An array is bolted to a roof for twenty-five years and more, so shingles at the end of their life underneath one become a second job with a date already on them — panels off, roof on, panels back. A roof already carrying two layers has less time left than most. Doing it first, a month ahead of the array, put thirty-six panels onto a deck that had been stripped, seen and covered properly, under a 50-year system.
Why Brick homeowners choose Green Sun Energy Services
One company designs the roof and solar system together, so there is no finger-pointing between a roofer and a solar installer.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Roofing: installed as a GAF Certified Roofing Contractor (#CE28608), with a GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System like the one on this home. On this home: a new roof over 3,300 sq ft.
- Solar: design and installation supervised by a NABCEP-certified professional (#PVA-111016-016148), with SolarEdge optimizers on every panel so each one reports its own output. On this home: a 12.96 kW solar array of 36 Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G10+ 360 panels, a SolarEdge SE11400H-US000NNC2 HD Wave inverter and the Snap-N-Rack mounting system.
- Warranty: backed by a 50-year roof warranty, a 5-year roofing workmanship warranty and a 10-year solar workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with completed roofing projects and 48 completed solar projects across Ocean County and 92 roofing projects and 361 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Brick
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 1 roof replacement and 6 featured solar projects in Brick. Brick, a township on Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, is served by JCP&L.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Brick, NJ
- Services
- Roofing Installation, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- August 2021
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G10+ 360
- Panels
- 36
- System size
- 12.96 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE11400H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 15,185 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 70%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Workmanship warranty
- 10 years
Roof
- System
- GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System
- Area replaced
- 3,300 sq ft
- Warranty
- 50 years
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Questions from Brick homeowners
SolarHow is the number of panels for a Brick house decided?
It starts with the home's actual electricity use, then with how much usable roof or ground area there is. A proper design looks at twelve months of consumption, expected future use, roof orientation, shading, roof dimensions, code-required setbacks, module wattage and the limits the utility places on interconnection.
SolarDoes production have to match usage every month?
No. New Jersey net metering works over an annualised period rather than month by month, so credits accumulated in high-production months are available during the low-production ones.
SolarDoes the system work at night?
No. Conventional panels produce nothing without sunlight, and a grid-connected home simply draws from the utility after dark. A battery can store solar energy for use in the evening, but a battery is not required for a standard net-metered installation.
RoofingShould I move my car before the roofing crew arrives?
Yes, especially if the driveway will be used for a dumpster, material delivery, or debris removal. Moving vehicles also prevents them from being blocked in or exposed to falling debris and nails.
RoofingWhy do chimney areas leak so often?
Chimneys create multiple changes in direction and rely on step flashing, counterflashing, sealants, and masonry condition. Cracked crowns, deteriorated mortar, missing counterflashing, or incorrectly layered flashing can all create leaks that appear to be shingle failures.