Solar Critter Guard and Solar Panel Installation in Atlantic Highlands, NJ by Green Sun Energy Services.
Blake from Atlantic Highlands, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2019. The contract was signed that November and the array went live in January of 2020: 26 Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO panels on a SolarEdge HD Wave inverter, 8.71 kW rated and designed for about 8,771 kilowatt-hours a year. Winter is an unglamorous time to commission a system, but it means the first full spring is already earning. The panels went up with 164 feet of critter guard around them — this close to the bay there is no shortage of birds hunting for a dry sheltered ledge, and the gap beneath an array is exactly that. Atlantic Highlands is in Monmouth County, high enough above the water that the roofs up there catch very good sun.
Project Facts
- Location
- Atlantic Highlands, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- November 2019
- Panels
- Hanwha Model # Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G6+ 335
- Panels
- 26
- System size
- 8.71 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600H-US000NNC2
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 8,771 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 98%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Critter guard fitted
- 164 ft
Great experience working with the folks at Green Sun. They came out late last 2019 to do a survey - I met with Glenn and I believe Chris to discuss what a potential install would look like and what my options were. I was pretty unfamiliar with residential solar and the economics and they took the time to explain the process and benefits in plain English. My system has been live since around January and output is really starting to pickup - I think the estimates and analysis they did will end up being pretty much dead-on. Would highly recommend working with Green Sun for your solar install.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Blake. A survey visit is where the unfamiliarity should get dealt with, so a hour spent on options at the start saves a great deal later. The 26 Hanwha panels making 8.71 kW at your home in Atlantic Highlands came out of that conversation. Glen and Chris will be glad it was time well spent.
Solar questions from Atlantic Highlands homeowners
What should a Atlantic Highlands homeowner look for in a solar company?
One that can design, permit, interconnect, install, commission, monitor and service the system, and explain the structure accurately. That means twelve months of real usage, a realistic production model, correct kW and kWh arithmetic, orientation and shading, structural capacity, the rooftop code requirements, the electrical articles for photovoltaic systems and grid interconnection, rapid shutdown, manufacturer installation instructions, utility interconnection and net metering, incentive registration, roof age and condition, penetration and waterproofing detail, the panel, inverter, mounting and workmanship warranties, monitoring, and service after the installation. The question worth asking is not who quoted least, but which company has designed the best long-term system for the house and will still be able to support it years from now.
Which electrical code applies to a solar installation?
New Jersey currently adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code. The articles that matter for solar are 690 for photovoltaic systems, 705 for sources interconnected with the grid, 706 where there is battery storage, and 750 for energy management systems where applicable.
Who maintains a leased solar system?
The third-party owner generally takes on significant equipment-maintenance responsibility under a lease or power purchase agreement, but the actual obligations come from the contract. Worth checking specifically: inverter failure, panel failure, monitoring, labor, roof removal, animal damage, storm damage and production shortfalls.