Vincent and Jennifer from East Brunswick, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since May of 2016. Twenty-three LG panels went up on QuickMount flashed mounts at the end of that June, 7.245 kW in total, with a first-year production estimate of 7,485 kWh. A flashed mount replaces the shingle it sits under with a metal base that laps into the course above, so the roof penetration is closed the way a plumbing vent is rather than by sealant alone. That detail is what decides whether an array that will be up for decades is also a roof problem for decades.
Project Facts
- Location
- East Brunswick, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- May 2016
- Panels
- LG Model # 315N1K-G4/40mm
- Panels
- 23
- System size
- 7.25 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE6000A-US000NNR2 Inverter (25Y) W P320 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 7,485 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 71%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
Solar questions from East Brunswick homeowners
Does a solar installation need permits in East Brunswick?
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.
Can more solar be installed than the house uses?
New Jersey's net-metering rules generally limit a residential customer's generating capacity by reference to the electricity supplied to that customer over an annualised period. The programme is designed to offset a household's own consumption rather than turn it into a wholesale generator. Documented future loads can sometimes be relevant under the utility's procedures.
How does an optimizer system differ from microinverters?
An optimizer system puts DC power optimizers at the modules and a single central inverter elsewhere; a microinverter system puts a small inverter at each module. Both can provide module-level monitoring and rapid shutdown when properly designed -- they are different architectures rather than one being the upgrade of the other.