Solar Critter Guard and Solar Panel Installation in Colts Neck, NJ by Green Sun Energy Services.
Scott from Colts Neck, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2018, and that October we completed an 11.3 kW solar array at his home, estimated to produce about 15,000 kilowatt-hours in its first year — a substantial share of what a typical household uses. We also fitted 114 feet of critter guard around the panels, closing the gap underneath where animals otherwise nest. The array was sized to cover a substantial share of the household’s yearly use, and there is nothing on the roof for the owner to operate or maintain — which is the quiet advantage of solar over anything else that makes electricity.
Project Facts
- Location
- Colts Neck, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- September 2018
- Panels
- LG Model # 365Q1C-A5/40mm
- Panels
- 31
- System size
- 11.32 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE10000H-US000NNC2
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 15,049 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 88%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Critter guard fitted
- 114 ft
Glen was awesome. I didn’t need to do anything, Glen walked me through everything step by step. Even his competitors told me to use Green Sun. And then when my taxes came he told me exactly what to do. Literally the only thing i had to do was write the review. If you are going to get solar, get it from glen. PERIOD
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Scott. Being recommended by a competitor is about the best endorsement there is, and we do not take it lightly. The 11.3 kW array at your home in Colts Neck was handled end to end deliberately, because the paperwork around solar is where most of the frustration lives. Glen will be pleased.
Solar questions from Colts Neck homeowners
Which utility handles interconnection in Colts Neck?
The electric distribution company that serves the property. In New Jersey that is Jersey Central Power & Light, PSE&G, Atlantic City Electric or Rockland Electric depending on the address, and municipal electric systems can have their own requirements.
What is the difference between a solar lease and a solar loan?
With a loan the homeowner generally buys and owns the system; with a lease a third party owns it and the homeowner pays for its use. Ownership is what decides incentives, certificate ownership, maintenance, warranties, how the system transfers on a house sale, insurance, residual value and any buyout rights.
Should the roof be replaced before the panels go on?
If the roof is near the end of its life, replacing it first is often the sensible order, because removing and reinstalling an array later adds labor and materials. The decision turns on roof age, shingle condition, any leaks, the decking, the remaining warranty and how long the solar system is expected to last.