Paul from Freehold, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since March of 2020. Thirty-nine Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO 320-watt panels went on the roof that June – 12.48 kW in all, estimated at 13,774 kWh in the first year – on an Ecolibrium rail-free system, with 172 linear feet of critter guard around the perimeter. That is one of the longer runs of guard in the portfolio, and every foot of it is a foot nothing can get under.
Project Facts
- Location
- Freehold, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- March 2020
- Panels
- Hanwha Model # Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G5.1 320
- Panels
- 39
- System size
- 12.48 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE10000H-US000NNC2
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 13,774 kWh
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Critter guard fitted
- 172 ft
Solar questions from Freehold homeowners
Which utility handles interconnection in Freehold?
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 a microinverter and why use one per panel?
A microinverter is a small inverter installed at or near an individual module, so each panel converts on its own channel. That gives module-level visibility and limits the effect one underperforming panel has on the others around it.
Which direction should the panels face?
South-facing roof planes generally give excellent annual production, but east and west can be very productive too. The design should compare the modelled annual production of each available plane rather than rejecting anything that is not due south.