Solar Panel Installation in Howell, NJ by Green Sun Energy Services.
Raymond and Allison from Howell, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since March of 2013. The array is 5.25 kW – 21 Canadian Solar 250-watt panels on a Zep Solar mounting system – and it was finished in December of 2013. First-year production was estimated at 6,541 kWh. Zep was the rail-free system of its day: the panels clip to one another and to a small number of roof anchors, which meant fewer penetrations through the shingles than a railed array of the same size.
Project Facts
- Location
- Howell, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- March 2013
- Panels
- Canadian Solar Model # CS6P-250PX
- Panels
- 21
- System size
- 5.25 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase M215-60-2LL-S22/S23 Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- Zep Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 6,541 kWh
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
GSES is very professional and the work was exceptional. They did everything they said they would and they were pleasant to work with. No hidden fees, no nonsense, just the great solar system I was looking for. - Ray B. in Howell, NJ | Solar Review Source: Angie's List
Solar questions from Howell homeowners
How does residential solar work on a Howell home?
The panels convert sunlight into direct-current electricity, and an inverter or microinverters convert that into alternating current the house can use. When the array produces more than the house is drawing, the surplus flows out through the utility meter under New Jersey's net-metering rules. When the house needs more than the array is making, the difference comes from the utility.
How much electricity does one panel produce?
There is no single figure, because annual production depends on where and how the panel is installed. A module's wattage rating is measured under standardised test conditions and is not annual energy. Actual kWh follows from wattage, orientation, tilt, shade, the inverter, the weather, temperature and system losses.
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.