36-panel 10.44 kW solar array in Belford, NJ by Green Sun Energy Services.
Glenn and Michele from Belford, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since August of 2017. Thirty-six Hanwha Q.PEAK panels went on the roof that October – 10.44 kW in all, estimated at 11,496 kWh in the first year – on an Ecolibrium rail-free mounting system. These are the all-black version of the panel, black frame and black backsheet, which reads as one dark rectangle from the street rather than a grid of silver lines. On an array of thirty-six panels covering most of a roof slope, that is the difference between a solar installation you notice and one you do not.
"Excellent experience from beginning to end. Green Sun Energy Services operates a very professional business that delivers high quality service, on time and as promised. If you are interested in adding solar to your home or business I highly recommend that you speak with Green Sun Energy Services."
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Glenn and Michele, thank you for taking the time to share this — we're glad the project came together the way it should. Getting thirty-six all-black Q.PEAK panels up on your Belford roof back in 2017 was a straightforward job made easier by clients who were well-prepared and easy to work with. We appreciate the recommendation.
Why Glenn and Michele chose Green Sun Energy Services
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
- 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 10.44 kW solar array of 36 Hanwha Q.PEAK BLK-G4.290/32mm panels, a SolarEdge SE10000A-US000NNR2 Inverter (25Y) W/ P320 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 138 completed solar projects across Monmouth County and 361 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Belford
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 4 featured solar projects in Belford. Belford, a community in Middletown Township, on Sandy Hook Bay, is served by JCP&L.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Belford, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- August 2017
- Manufacturer & model
- Hanwha Q.PEAK BLK-G4.290/32mm
- Panels
- 36
- System size
- 10.44 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE10000A-US000NNR2 Inverter (25Y) W/ P320
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 11,496 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 77%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Workmanship warranty
- 15 years
Solar questions from Belford homeowners
Can panels be added to the array later?
Yes, but an expansion is more than bolting on modules. It can affect the utility interconnection, net-metering eligibility, inverter capacity, the electrical calculations, permits, incentive eligibility and monitoring. Incentive rules matter particularly when panels are added to a system already receiving a generation incentive.
How does residential solar work on a Belford 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.
Will solar void the roof warranty?
It depends on the roof manufacturer and the installation method, so the actual warranty should be read. A properly installed attachment system follows the mounting instructions, the roofing requirements, the flashing details and the code. Treat any blanket claim that solar always voids, or never affects, a roof warranty as a reason to check.