Generator, Solar, EV Charger and Holiday Lighting in Tinton Falls, NJ | Four Trades, Client Since 2020

Tinton Falls, NJ · Client since August 2020

Elizabeth from Tinton Falls, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020. Four trades in five years, and they arrived in the reverse of the usual order – the generator first and the array last, with a car charger in between.

A 16 kW Generac on a 200-amp managed switch

The load calculation asked for a minimum of 15 kW under NEC Article 220 Part IV and a 16 kW natural-gas Generac went in, running by January. It sits behind a 200-amp managed whole-house transfer switch with two load-management modules and whole-house surge protection. Those modules are what let a machine this size carry a whole house rather than a nominated list of circuits: instead of choosing what to leave off in advance, they shed the largest intermittent loads only for as long as those loads would otherwise overrun the generator.

A ChargePoint charger on a 50-amp circuit

In November of 2022 we installed a ChargePoint Home Flex the homeowner had bought herself – hardwired, J1772, on a 50-amp circuit. Supplying your own hardware is perfectly sensible. What matters is that the circuit and the service behind it are sized by somebody who has seen the rest of the load, and by then we had.

24 REC panels and 11.04 kW

This one came in two halves, months apart. We took the original array off first, so that a major remodel could go ahead and the roof could be replaced by the homeowner’s contractor with nothing in the way. Then, in February of 2025, we came back and installed a completely new system on the finished roof: 24 REC 460-watt panels on a SolarEdge inverter, 11.04 kW rated and estimated at 13,891 kilowatt hours a year. Removing an array and putting one back is not the same job as replacing it in a single visit – the old system comes off intact and the new one is designed for the roof that now exists rather than fitted to the mounting that used to be there. It also has to sit on a service already carrying a standby generator and a car charger, which by then it did.

218 warm white C9 bulbs

In November of 2025 we ran warm white C9 lights along the roofline – 218 bulbs, which is a full roofline rather than a token run over the front door.

Four trades on one service

Everything electrical here went onto the same 200-amp service, and it arrived in the least convenient order. That ordering usually costs somebody money, because each addition has to be reconciled with whatever is already in the panel rather than planned alongside it. What kept this one straightforward is dull: the same contractor did the load calculation every time and knew what the previous jobs had left behind. A whole-house switch with load management, specified in 2020 for a generator, is the sort of decision that keeps paying when a car charger turns up two years later.

I couldn’t be happier with the services Green Sun Energy provides. They did such a great job installing our generator, after getting an electric vehicle I decided to have them install an EV charger in my garage. It’s been amazing! And Glen and his team at Green Sun made it so easy. The charger was installed in a perfect location and hardwired to my electric panel. They also made sure I had all the paperwork needed to file for reimbursements with the state and the electric company and I received the full amount allowed under the “make ready” program – $1,500. Now it’s a breeze to charge my car!

Why Elizabeth chose Green Sun Energy Services

A professionally designed holiday display without climbing a single ladder.

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

More than solar panels: a professionally managed energy system, from design and permitting through installation, inspection, activation and ongoing support.

Complete backup power, from sizing and installation to the service that keeps it ready.

What makes Green Sun Energy Services different

• Holiday lighting: custom-designed displays with LED lights, installed, looked after through the season, then taken down and stored in labeled containers. On this home: a holiday lighting display.
• 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 Customer Supplied ChargePoint CPH50-NEMA6-50-L23 EV charger on a 60-amp circuit.
• 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: an 11.04 kW solar array of 24 REC 460AA-PURE-RX-DC panels, a SolarEdge SE10000H-US000NNC2 HD Wave inverter and the Snap-N-Rack mounting system.
• Standby generators: installed and serviced as a Generac Authorized Sales and Service Dealer, by factory-authorized Generac technicians. On this home: a Generac 7178 standby generator (16 kW LP / 16 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 200-amp transfer switch (managed whole house) and serviced by Green Sun Energy Services.
• Warranty: backed by a 10-year solar workmanship warranty and a 5-year generator workmanship warranty.
• Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 20 completed holiday lighting projects, 35 completed EV charger projects, 138 completed solar projects and 444 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 21 holiday lighting projects, 91 EV charger projects, 361 solar projects and 621 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.

Our work in Tinton Falls

Green Sun Energy Services has completed 1 holiday lighting display, 1 EV charger installation, 4 featured solar projects, 10 standby generator installations and 21 generator service customers in Tinton Falls. Tinton Falls, a borough in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.

Thinking about solar, a standby generator, an EV charger, or holiday lighting for your Tinton Falls home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.

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Questions from Tinton Falls homeowners

SolarHow much does shade from mature Tinton Falls trees affect production?

Shade can materially reduce production, particularly when it falls during the highest-production hours. Module-level electronics such as microinverters and optimizers reduce the effect of partial shading, but they cannot create sunlight where there is none. Significant shade should be modelled before any annual production figure is quoted.

SolarHow does residential solar work on a Tinton Falls home?

The panels convert sunlight into direct-current electricity, and an inverter or microinverters convert that into alternating current the house can use. When the array produces more than the house is drawing, the surplus flows out through the utility meter under New Jersey's net-metering rules. When the house needs more than the array is making, the difference comes from the utility.

EV chargingCan I put an EV charger outside in Tinton Falls, NJ?

Yes, if the charger is listed for outdoor use and installed according to its environmental rating. New Jersey installations should consider rain, snow, ice, road salt, coastal salt air, direct sunlight, drainage, snow shoveling, and impact protection.

EV chargingHow long does it take to charge an electric car at home?

That depends on the size of the battery, how depleted it is, the capacity of the vehicle's onboard charger and the output of the charging equipment. A charger capable of 48 amps does not mean every vehicle will draw 48 amps. The car has the final say in how much AC power it accepts.

Holiday lightingWhat lights go on bushes and trees?

Commercial-grade LED mini lights, typically on strands with about four inches between bulbs — roughly three bulbs to a linear foot of strand. The spacing on the wire stays the same; how bright the plant looks is controlled by how tightly the strand is wrapped around it.

Holiday lightingCan renters install exterior Christmas lights?

Only with the landlord's permission when the installation affects the exterior, roof, gutters, siding, or electrical system. Temporary decorations should follow the lease and property rules.

Holiday lightingCan I cover plug connections with plastic bags?

Improvised plastic bags can trap condensation and are not a reliable weatherproofing method. Use outdoor-rated components and connection protectors designed for seasonal lighting.

Standby generatorCan a generator go under a deck?

Only if the specific installation satisfies every requirement for overhead clearance, airflow, exhaust, fire separation, carbon-monoxide safety and service access. Because the applicable guidance commonly requires substantial overhead clearance, many ordinary under-deck locations will not qualify. It is a site-specific review rather than a standard placement.

Standby generatorCan the existing natural-gas service in a Tinton Falls home supply a generator?

Often yes, but the gas system has to be evaluated first. The review covers the generator's BTU demand, meter capacity, available pressure, regulator capacity, pipe diameter and length, and every other gas appliance in the house -- furnace, boiler, water heater, range and fireplace among them.