Antonella Benedetto has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2022, when the roof and the solar array were bought on the same day. The roof was finished on 14 October 2022 and the array a week later.
4,100 square feet, stripped to the deck
A single layer of old shingles came off down to the sheathing and left with the dumpster. Deck protection went over the exposed sheathing, then a GAF Timberline HDZ system in Charcoal carrying a 50-year warranty, aluminum drip edge along 316 feet of rakes, eaves and valleys, and a ridge vent along the peak.
26 panels and 9.49 kW
Twenty-six REC 365 watt panels came to 9.49 kW on Snap-N-Rack mounting, finished on 21 October 2022, running into a SolarEdge SE7600H HD Wave inverter with an optimizer on every panel. JCP&L is the utility and the first year was designed for about 13,607 kWh.
A roof that beats the reference case
The panels sit in two groups on the front slope, pitched at 30 and 27 degrees, both pointing at an azimuth of 212 degrees — south, leaning slightly west. The design models them at 114 and 109 percent. Those figures are worth pausing on, because most roofs come in below 100: the reference is a benchmark, not a ceiling, and a roof at a good steep pitch pointing a little west of due south can beat it at this latitude. Leaning west also puts more of the production into the afternoon and early evening, which is when a house is usually occupied.
What that means in the only number that matters
Nine and a half kilowatts designed for 13,607 kWh works out at roughly 1,430 kWh for every kilowatt installed. The same twenty-six panels on a north-facing roof would be modelled at little more than half that, with identical equipment and identical workmanship. Nothing that can be bought moves this number. It is decided by which way the house was built facing, and it is the first thing worth establishing before anybody talks about panels.
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. On a roof oriented this well that job would be a particular waste, because every day the panels are down is a day a very good roof is producing nothing at all. Seven days of sequencing removed it permanently.
Why Wall 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 4,100 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 9.49 kW solar array of 26 REC-365NP2-Black panels, a SolarEdge SE7600H-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 15-year solar workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 32 completed roofing projects and 138 completed solar projects across Monmouth County and 91 roofing projects and 360 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Wall
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 1 roof replacement and 2 featured solar projects in Wall. Wall, a township in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Wall, NJ
- Services
- Roofing Installation, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- August 2022
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- REC-365NP2-Black
- Panels
- 26
- System size
- 9.49 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 13,607 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 87%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Workmanship warranty
- 15 years
Roof
- System
- GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System
- Area replaced
- 4,100 sq ft
- Warranty
- 50 years
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Questions from Wall homeowners
RoofingAre 'cool roof' shingles useful in Wall, NJ?
Reflective roofing products can reduce solar heat gain, particularly on sun-exposed roofs, but the benefit varies with roof orientation, insulation, ventilation, tree cover, and HVAC efficiency. They are one part of an energy strategy rather than a substitute for attic improvements.
RoofingDoes a wind warranty with no speed limit mean the roof cannot blow off?
No. It is a limited warranty without a maximum wind-speed limitation for qualifying systems, and that is a statement about coverage rather than about physics. Storm damage remains possible and the coverage remains subject to the warranty's terms and exclusions.
RoofingWhy does water pond on my flat roof?
Ponding can result from inadequate slope, blocked drains, settling, deflected decking, or poorly placed scuppers. Persistent ponding should be evaluated because it increases membrane stress and leak risk.
SolarShould 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.
SolarWhat happens to a solar lease when the house is sold?
Most residential leases provide a process for transferring the agreement to a qualified buyer, though the requirements vary by provider. Before signing it is worth understanding how a purchaser qualifies, what the transfer involves, any fees, the buyout options, the timing, and what happens if a buyer declines to take it on.