Anthony from Towaco, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2018. He and Teresa started with solar and came back for a car charger seven years later.
34 panels and 12.41 kW
Producing by 1 November 2018: 34 LG 365-watt modules on a SolarEdge inverter, 12.41 kW rated and estimated at 15,865 kilowatt hours in the first year. The inverter is deliberately oversized against the array rather than matched to it, which costs a little at the outset and leaves the system somewhere to grow.
A ChargePoint on the garage wall
6 June 2025. Hardwired, J1772, on a dedicated 60-amp circuit at 11.5 kW – roughly 36 miles of range an hour – with a load-management module. The supply was run outside along the foundation and back in to the garage rather than chased through the finished interior, and the unit went on the street-facing wall. Both of those are decisions made on site with a tape measure, and between them they are most of the reason one charger installation costs more than another that looks identical on paper.
174 amps of 200
With the charger counted in, the calculated minimum service for this house came to 174.48 amps against a 200-amp panel. Twenty-five amps of headroom on a 3,850 square foot house – it fits, and it fits because the charger carries a load-management module. When the rest of the house wants the capacity, the charger gives it up. Without that module, the same house with the same charger on the same panel would have been a service-upgrade conversation instead of an afternoon’s work. That is worth knowing before buying a charger rather than after: the question is never simply whether a 60-amp circuit can be run, it is what the whole house adds up to once that circuit is in use.
Why Anthony chose Green Sun Energy Services
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.
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.
- 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 12.41 kW solar array of 34 LG 365Q1C-A5/40mm panels, a SolarEdge SE10000H-US000NNC2 inverter and the Ecolibrium Solar mounting system.
- Warranty: backed by a 15-year solar workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with completed EV charger projects and completed solar projects across Morris County and 91 EV charger projects and 363 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Towaco
Towaco, a community in Montville Township, is served by JCP&L.
Thinking about solar, an EV charger, or both for your Towaco home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Towaco, NJ
- Services
- EV Charger Installation, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- August 2018
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- LG 365Q1C-A5/40mm
- Panels
- 34
- System size
- 12.41 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE10000H-US000NNC2
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 15,865 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 100%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Workmanship warranty
- 15 years
EV charger
- Manufacturer & model
- ChargePoint CPH50-HARDWIRE-L23
- Charging port
- CCS (J1772)
- Circuit breaker
- 60 amp
- Charging stations
- 1
- Estimated range added per hour
- 36 mi / 58 km
Questions from Towaco homeowners
EV chargingWhat electrical code applies to an EV charger installed in Towaco?
New Jersey adopts the National Electrical Code through the Uniform Construction Code, and the edition in force statewide is what the municipal inspector enforces. EV charging is governed principally by Article 625, which covers the branch circuit, overcurrent protection, continuous loads, load management, the disconnecting means, ground-fault protection and cord management.
EV chargingShould I label the EV charger breaker?
Yes. Clear panel labeling helps homeowners, electricians, inspectors, and emergency responders identify the circuit. The charger may also require other markings under the electrical code or equipment instructions.
EV chargingWill cold Towaco, NJ winters slow EV charging?
Cold temperatures can reduce battery efficiency and charging speed, particularly when the battery is very cold. Preconditioning and charging while the vehicle is still warm can improve winter performance.
SolarWhat is Permission to Operate?
It is the utility's authorisation for the finished system to run in parallel with the grid. Completing the installation does not by itself mean the system can be switched on: the utility generally requires the interconnection documentation, the inspections, the metering and the final approvals to be in place first.
SolarDoes a bigger array always produce more?
Generally yes when everything else is equal, but size alone does not decide annual production. A smaller unshaded south-facing array can outproduce a larger one that is shaded or poorly oriented. Azimuth, tilt, shading, inverter efficiency and module characteristics all bear on it.