Harvey from Franklin Township, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2016. The array was commissioned in January of 2017.
Twenty-four LG 315N1K-G4 panels, 7.56 kW in total, on QuickMount mounting with a SolarEdge inverter and P400 optimizers. The design estimate is 9,811 kWh in the first year. A January commissioning is worth noting: an array switched on at the darkest point of the year gives its owner a full seasonal cycle to watch before the first summer, which is a better way to learn what a roof actually does than a single sunny month.
Project Facts
- Location
- Franklin Township, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- November 2016
- Panels
- LG Model # 315N1K-G4/40mm
- Panels
- 24
- System size
- 7.56 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600A-US000NNR2 Inverter (12Y) W/ P400 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 9,811 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 79%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
Solar questions from Franklin Township homeowners
How is the number of panels for a Franklin Township house decided?
It starts with the home's actual electricity use, then with how much usable roof or ground area there is. A proper design looks at twelve months of consumption, expected future use, roof orientation, shading, roof dimensions, code-required setbacks, module wattage and the limits the utility places on interconnection.
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.
Does every solar homeowner receive SREC-II payments?
No. The project has to qualify for and be properly registered in the applicable New Jersey solar incentive programme. Older systems may sit in different programmes altogether, including legacy SREC and transition certificate programmes.