Solar Critter Guard and Solar Panel Installation in Holmdel, NJ by Green Sun Energy Services.
Michael from Holmdel, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2018. The array was commissioned that October, about six weeks after signing: 11.52 kW across 36 LG panels on a SolarEdge inverter, with a design estimate near 14,095 kilowatt-hours in the first year — enough to carry most of a busy household. It went up with 172 feet of critter guard fitted around the array, closing the sheltered gap beneath the panels where animals will otherwise nest out of sight. Holmdel is one of the towns we have worked in longest, and an array of this size on a south-facing roof covers a large share of a household’s yearly use without anything for the owner to operate.
Project Facts
- Location
- Holmdel, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- August 2018
- Panels
- LG Model # 320N1K-A5
- Panels
- 36
- System size
- 11.52 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE10000H-US000NNC2
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 14,095 kWh
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Critter guard fitted
- 172 ft
Glenn and his team were great in getting helping us make the decision to go solar. We were very impressed with how he presented all of the financials involved in owning the system, and went through best and worst case scenarios when it came to the value of SRECs. Most other places just focus on the highest numbers. They handled all the paperwork, install was perfect and we've been up and running now for 3 months. 3 months of zero bills from JCP&L, and SREC's are offsetting the loan payment. This was a no brainer to eliminate my electric bill! Can't recommend Glenn and Green Sun Energy enough. If you're considering Solar, call them.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Michael. Showing the best case and the worst case together is the only honest way to present a solar decision, because a single optimistic number is not a forecast. The 36 LG panels making 11.52 kW at your home in Holmdel were designed against that whole range rather than the top of it.
Solar questions from Holmdel homeowners
What is hosting capacity, and can it affect a Holmdel property?
Hosting capacity is how much distributed generation a part of the grid can take without affecting safety or reliability. A neighborhood with a lot of existing solar can face interconnection limits even where the individual property is ideal for it -- which is why the utility review is not a formality.
What happens to production in winter?
Panels keep producing, but shorter days normally mean lower monthly output than spring and summer. Cold modules actually operate efficiently; what reduces winter production is day length, sun angle, cloud, snow cover and shading. A properly designed system models production across the whole year rather than a good month.
What does NEC Article 705 cover?
It governs electrical systems where power-production equipment such as solar runs in parallel with another source, normally the utility grid. It is what decides how the array is allowed to connect to the home's service or distribution equipment.