Catherine and Tim from Lanoka Harbor, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since April of 2019. The array is 6.4 kW – 20 LG 320-watt panels on a QuickMount mounting system – and it was finished in May of 2019. First-year production was estimated at 7,501 kWh. The job took in 88 feet of critter guard around the perimeter, which on a bayside street is worth doing at install: the gap under an array is warm, dry and sheltered, and the wiring is what gets chewed once something moves in.
Project Facts
- Location
- Lanoka Harbor, NJ
- Services
- Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- April 2019
- Panels
- LG Model # 320N1K-A5
- Panels
- 20
- System size
- 6.40 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE5000H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 7,501 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 100%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Critter guard fitted
- 88 ft
Decision making, layout and installation went smoothly. Panels up and running ahead of
schedule. Glen, Karen and Chris all very accommodating.
Solar questions from Lanoka Harbor homeowners
Does solar work well in Lanoka Harbor?
Yes. New Jersey receives more than enough annual sunlight for residential photovoltaic systems to produce substantial electricity. Panels run on light rather than heat, so they keep producing through the winter. What varies from house to house is roof orientation, pitch, shading, system size, equipment and local weather.
What happens when the panels make more than the house is using?
The surplus flows out through the meter to the grid and creates a net-metering credit, which can offset electricity drawn from the grid at another point in the billing period or later in the annualised period.
Are panels designed for New Jersey snow loads?
Yes. Rooftop installations must account for the applicable structural and environmental loads, snow among them, and the code specifically requires the roof and the photovoltaic system to support the applicable gravity and snow loads.