Mike from Cookstown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2022. The array is 9.49 kW – 26 REC 365-watt black-frame panels on a Snap-N-Rack mounting system – and it was finished in December of 2022. First-year production was estimated at 11,789 kWh. A December finish is worth noting on a solar job: the array is commissioned in the worst month of the year for output, so the first full month of production tells you almost nothing and the first summer tells you everything.
Project Facts
- Location
- Cookstown, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- September 2022
- Panels
- REC Model # REC-365NP2-Black
- Panels
- 26
- System size
- 9.49 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 11,789 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 99%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
Solar questions from Cookstown homeowners
How are the roof penetrations waterproofed?
Penetrations have to be flashed and sealed by a method appropriate to the roofing material and the mounting system -- the residential code's solar provisions require it specifically. It is the detail that decides whether an array is a twenty-five-year installation or a future leak.
What happens if one panel stops working?
It depends on the architecture and on the nature of the fault. With module-level electronics a problem affecting one panel or device can often be isolated without stopping the rest of the array, and monitoring is what identifies abnormal module-level performance before anyone notices it on a bill.
Does a solar installation need permits in Cookstown?
Yes. A permanently installed photovoltaic system normally requires construction permits under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. A residential project commonly involves electrical review, building and structural review, fire-access considerations and municipal inspections.