Paul from Hillsborough, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since May of 2024. Both jobs were booked in the same week and finished eight days apart that summer, which is the sequence that makes the pair worth doing together.
A 3,500 square foot roof
The roof came off and went back on at the end of July of 2024, 3,500 square feet in the GAF Timberline system, with 266 feet of rakes, eaves and valleys detailed as part of the work. Those edges are where a roof usually gives way first, because water tracks back under a shingle at a valley and wind lifts a rake in a nor’easter, and worth counting separately from the open field of the roof.
8.74 kW of solar
Nineteen REC panels went on the new shingles on the sixth of August, 8.74 kW in total on Snap-N-Rack mounting, with a first-year production estimate of 10,517 kWh. Nineteen is an odd-looking count and it is the roof that sets it: the array is laid out on the planes that face the sun and stops where the roof does, rather than being rounded to a tidy number.
Why the order mattered
An array is fixed to a roof for the life of that roof. Fitting one to shingles that are nearly worn out means taking the whole thing down and setting it back when the roof is finally replaced — panels off, mounts off, roof on, everything refitted. Replacing the roof eight days before the panels went up means the array will not have to be disturbed for as long as the new roof lasts.
Why Paul 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.
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 3,500 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: an 8.74 kW solar array of 19 REC 460AA-PURE-RX-DC panels, a SolarEdge SE7600H-USNBBL14 HD Wave Energy Hub 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 27 completed solar projects across Somerset County and 92 roofing projects and 361 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Hillsborough
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 4 roof replacements and 8 featured solar projects in Hillsborough. Hillsborough, a township in Somerset County, is served partly by JCP&L and partly by PSE&G.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Hillsborough, NJ
- Services
- Roofing Installation, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- May 2024
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- REC 460AA-PURE-RX-DC
- Panels
- 19
- System size
- 8.74 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600H-USNBBL14 HD Wave Energy Hub
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 10,517 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 100%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Workmanship warranty
- 10 years
Roof
- System
- GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System
- Area replaced
- 3,500 sq ft
- Warranty
- 50 years
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Questions from Hillsborough homeowners
SolarWhat happens to production in winter?
Panels keep producing, but shorter days normally mean lower monthly output than spring and summer. Cold modules actually operate efficiently; what reduces winter production is day length, sun angle, cloud, snow cover and shading. A properly designed system models production across the whole year rather than a good month.
SolarCan New Jersey change its net-metering rules?
Yes. Energy statutes, Board of Public Utilities regulations and utility tariffs can all change. A proposal should describe the rules as they currently stand rather than guarantee that they will hold for decades.
RoofingCan a new roof stop ice dams?
A properly designed roof system can reduce leak risk, but the root cause is often attic heat loss and uneven roof temperature. Effective solutions may include air sealing, insulation corrections, balanced ventilation, ice-and-water membrane, and proper flashing.
RoofingCan roof warranties be transferred when I sell my Hillsborough home?
Some can, but transfer rules differ by manufacturer and contractor. There may be deadlines, fees, or one-time transfer limits, so homeowners planning to sell should keep warranty documents and proof of installation.
RoofingCan a roof leak come from something other than shingles?
Absolutely. Plumbing vents, chimneys, skylights, wall intersections, siding, windows above roof lines, gutters, condensation, and HVAC penetrations can all create water intrusion that looks like a roof leak.