Solar, Roofing and EV Charger Installation in Califon, NJ | 27 Panels and a Charger

Califon, NJ · Client since September 2025

Mitchell from Califon, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2025, and the whole of it – roof, array and car charger – was done inside eight days that October.

1,300 square feet of new roof

Finished on 24 October. A single layer stripped to the sheathing and carted away rather than covered over, then 1,300 square feet of GAF Timberline HDZ in charcoal, warranted fifty years, with continuous soffit vents at the intake.

27 panels and 11.75 kW

Five days later, on 29 October: 27 Hyundai 435-watt modules with Enphase IQ8PLUS microinverters, rail-mounted, split 9.14 and 2.61 kW across two roof faces and estimated at 13,292 kilowatt hours in the first year. A hundred and sixty feet of critter guard went on around the perimeter, and the monitoring gateway sits outdoors beside the meter. JCP&L interconnected it in December.

A ChargePoint with a NACS connector

Into the garage on 31 October, on a dedicated 60-amp circuit at 11.5 kW – roughly 36 miles of range an hour. The connector is the part worth noticing: this is a NACS charger, the Tesla-style plug, rather than the J1772 we fit more often. Which connector a house needs is a question about the car in the driveway rather than about the house, and it is a much better question to ask before the wall is closed up than after.

Eight days, one crew, one order

Doing all three in a single run is not merely convenient, it is the cheapest order there is. The roof was bare when the array went onto it, so no panel was ever fixed to shingles that were about to be torn off. The array’s electrical work and the charger’s both happened while an electrician was already at the panel with the load calculation in hand – 47 amps for the charger against a 200-amp service, established once instead of three times. Spread those same three jobs across three years and three contractors and every one of those savings turns back into an extra visit.

Why Mitchell chose 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.

Professional home EV charging made simple, from electrical design through final inspection.

What makes Green Sun Energy Services different

• EV charging: installed with certifications from Qmerit, ChargePoint, Enphase, SolarEdge and Tesla, by a licensed electrician and fully managed by our team. On this home: a ChargePoint CPH50-HARDWIRE-L23 EV charger on a 60-amp circuit.
• 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 1,300 sq ft.
• Solar: design and installation supervised by a NABCEP-certified professional (#PVA-111016-016148), with Enphase microinverters on every panel so each one reports its own output. On this home: an 11.745 kW solar array of 27 Hyundai HiN-T435NF panels, an EnPhase IQ8PLUS-72-M-US Micro-Single inverter, the Unirac mounting system and 160 ft of critter guard.
• 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 EV charger projects, completed roofing projects and completed solar projects across Hunterdon County and 91 EV charger projects, 92 roofing projects and 361 solar projects throughout New Jersey.

Our work in Califon

Califon, a borough in Hunterdon County, is served by JCP&L.

Protect the investment you've made in your home's exterior.

Thinking about a new roof, solar, or an EV charger for your Califon home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.

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Questions from Califon homeowners

SolarCan the panels come off and go back on for a new roof?

Yes -- it is commonly called a removal and replacement. The work involves taking off the modules and mounting equipment, protecting the electrical equipment, roofing, fitting new attachments, rewiring, reinstalling, testing and recommissioning. Permitting and utility requirements are reviewed where the configuration changes.

SolarDoes the electric meter get changed?

The utility has to provide metering capable of properly measuring the electricity delivered to and received from a net-metered customer. Which meter that is, and how it gets swapped, varies by utility.

EV chargingWhat if my 200-amp panel is already full?

A full panel may have no breaker spaces but still have adequate electrical capacity. Solutions can include approved tandem breakers where permitted, a subpanel, circuit consolidation, or load management. Physical breaker space and service capacity are separate issues.

EV chargingWill my homeowners insurance cover my EV charger?

A permanently installed charger may be treated as part of the dwelling or electrical system, while portable equipment may be handled differently. Notify your insurer if the project includes significant electrical upgrades or exterior equipment.

RoofingHow do snow loads affect roofing in Califon, NJ?

Typical snow is accounted for in building design, but heavy wet snow can expose weak framing, poor drainage, and vulnerable low-slope areas. Structural concerns, unusual deflection, or repeated ice buildup should be evaluated rather than addressed only with new shingles.

RoofingWhat is Hydro-Flo made from?

Hydro-Flo identifies its system as stainless-steel mesh supported by aluminum. Its current manufacturer materials describe stainless-steel mesh and 3105-alloy aluminum in the gutter-guard construction.

RoofingDoes a manufacturer's roof warranty cover the contractor's workmanship?

It depends entirely on which warranty. Base product warranties commonly do not include workmanship at all, while enhanced warranties available through certified contractors can provide specified workmanship protection when qualifying products are used. Identify the warranty by its actual name rather than accepting the word warranty on its own.