Solar, Generator and EV Charger in Middletown, NJ | Our Owner Is Client Number One

Middletown, NJ · Client since April 2011

Glen from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2011, which makes him the first name in this portfolio. He owns the company, and his own roof was the first we ever worked on.

28 panels and 6.58 kW, from 2011

Live on 6 July 2011: 28 Canadian Solar 235-watt modules on Enphase dual microinverters, rail-free mounting, estimated at 6,340 kilowatt hours in the first year. It is worth saying what those numbers meant at the time. A 235-watt panel produces roughly half what a current module of the same size does, and the microinverters were early-generation – one unit serving two panels rather than one apiece. The array is still up and still producing, which is the only test of a solar installation that really counts: not what it made in year one, but whether anybody has had to think about it since.

A Generac on a managed whole-house switch

November of 2020. The calculation asked for a minimum of 18 kW under NEC Article 220 Part IV, which is a high number for 2,576 square feet, and the load survey explains it: a double electric oven, an electric dryer, two refrigerators, a separate freezer, a dishwasher and a sump pump. Electric cooking and electric drying under one roof is the combination that drives generator sizing hardest, because either one alone can rival everything else in the house put together. A Generac rated 19.5 kW on natural gas went in – 22 kW on propane – behind a 200-amp managed whole-house transfer switch with two smart management modules and whole-house surge protection.

A ChargePoint on a 60-amp circuit

October of 2023, by which point the numbers had grown tight. With a car charger included, the calculated minimum service came to 169.98 amps against a 200-amp panel – inside the rating, but not by the margin most people imagine they have. The charger went in hardwired on a 60-amp breaker at 11.5 kW, roughly 36 miles of range an hour, with a 100-amp management module.

Holiday lighting for the roof and columns

In the fall of 2025, commercial-grade C9 diamond-faceted LED bulbs went up across the roofline — 232 of them, red and white, on 12-inch spacing. The lights are shatterproof and removed after the New Year, so nothing is left on the house through the winter months when ice and wind do their work.

The columns got a lighted deluxe Colorado Pine garland in place of a plain wrap, and a 36-inch wreath was included in the installation. All of it was supplied by Green Sun, hung by Green Sun, and will come down the same way.

A soft wash for the house, decks and fence

In April of 2025, Green Sun soft washed the house along with the front walkway, the back deck and stairs, the patio beneath the deck, the pool deck, and the wood fence around the pool — 6,784 square feet of surface in total. The cleaning agent was a sodium hypochlorite and surfactant based formula, which is the standard for low-pressure biological cleaning: it kills the algae, mold and mildew at the root rather than blasting them off and leaving the spores behind.

Soft washing matters to a roof and siding because algae and mold hold moisture against surfaces that are designed to shed it. Left in place, that biological growth shortens the life of shingles and degrades painted or composite siding over time. Clearing it from the full exterior — not just the roof, but the walkways, decks and fence as well — removes the source rather than managing the symptom.

Five trades, one address

Solar went up in 2011. A generator followed in 2020. A car charger came in 2023. Holiday lighting was installed in 2025. A soft wash covered the house, decks and fence the same year. Every one of those jobs was done at the same address, served by the same 200-amp panel, and every electrical addition was sized against what was already there before a wire was touched.

That is the shape of a house that has grown with its trades rather than in spite of them. Nothing here has needed a service upgrade — but that was a conclusion reached carefully each time, not a given. The soft wash sits outside the electrical story entirely, but it belongs to the same principle: work done with attention to the whole house, not just the job on the invoice.

Why Glen 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.

Clean the cause, not just the surface, without blasting your home with unnecessary pressure.

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 ChargePoint CPH50-HARDWIRE-L23 EV charger on a 60-amp circuit.
• Soft washing: cleaned by a team trained in soft washing, using the right cleaning solution and low pressure for each surface. Fully licensed and insured. On this home: a soft wash of 6,784 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: a 6.58 kW solar array of 28 Canadian Solar CS6P-235PX panels, an EnPhase D380 Micro-Duel inverter and the Zep Solar 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 7043-2 standby generator (22 kW LP / 19.5 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 5-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, 41 completed soft wash projects, 138 completed solar projects and 444 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 21 holiday lighting projects, 91 EV charger projects, 46 soft wash projects, 361 solar projects and 621 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.

Our work in Middletown

Green Sun Energy Services has completed 5 holiday lighting displays, 3 EV charger installations, 10 soft washes, 10 featured solar projects, 72 standby generator installations and 120 generator service customers in Middletown. Middletown, a township on Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.

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

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Questions from Middletown homeowners

Standby generatorHow quickly does it take over?

The automatic start sequence normally begins within seconds of the controller deciding that utility power has failed or fallen outside acceptable limits. There is a deliberate short delay so that a momentary flicker does not trigger a full start and transfer. Exact timing depends on the controller, the transfer switch and the configuration.

Standby generatorDoes the residential building code apply to a generator?

It can. For applicable one- and two-family dwellings New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Residential Code, subject to state amendments. Structural and flood-related generator installations may therefore need review under the residential subcode as well as the electrical and fuel requirements.

Soft washingCan pressure washing make windows leak?

High-pressure water can expose weaknesses in seals, caulk or flashing and can force water into areas normal rainfall may not reach. A professional exterior wash should not direct concentrated high pressure at window edges.

Soft washingHow is a soft-washed surface rinsed?

After the cleaning solution has completed its dwell period, the surface is rinsed with fresh water at controlled low pressure appropriate for the material. The purpose is to remove residue and loosened contaminants without driving water into the structure or damaging the finish.

EV chargingWhat features should I look for in a smart EV charger?

Useful features include scheduled charging, energy tracking, utility integration, adjustable current, Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity, access control, power sharing, solar integration, and reliable software support. Avoid choosing solely on app features if the hardware and service network are weak.

EV chargingCan a ChargePoint Home Flex be set lower if the panel is full?

Yes -- that is the point of the adjustable output. A house that cannot carry 48-amp charging might run at 32 amps on a 40-amp circuit, or 24 amps on a 30-amp one, where the load calculation and the installation support it.

EV chargingWhy does the charger sit on a 60-amp breaker?

Because 48-amp charging is a continuous load, and the code requires the overcurrent protection for a continuous load to be sized at not less than 125 percent of it. Forty-eight amps multiplied by 1.25 is sixty. The breaker is not oversized; it is sized correctly for a load that runs for hours without pause.

Holiday lightingCan arborvitae be wrapped with Christmas lights?

Yes. Arborvitae are particularly well suited to mini light wrapping because of their tall, dense shape. The amount of lighting required depends heavily on height, width, the density level chosen and the brightness you want.

Holiday lightingWhat happens if a bulb burns out?

With quality LED systems, one failed bulb often does not darken the entire run. Professional service programs typically include replacement of failed bulbs during the season, subject to the service agreement.

SolarWhat does NEC Article 705 cover?

It governs electrical systems where power-production equipment such as solar runs in parallel with another source, normally the utility grid. It is what decides how the array is allowed to connect to the home's service or distribution equipment.

SolarWhat is the difference between kW and kWh?

kW measures the size of the system; kWh measures the electricity it produces or the house consumes over time. An 11.5 kW array might be estimated at 13,100 kWh in its first year. Confusing the two makes proposals look larger or smaller than they are.