Adonis from Leonardo, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2015. He and Ricci signed between Christmas and New Year and the array was producing by the middle of February, seven weeks, 28 LG 315 watt panels on Enphase S280 microinverters with QuickMount racking. At 8.82 kW it was designed for about 10,612 kWh a year. Leonardo sits on the Bayshore in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Leonardo, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- December 2015
- Panels
- LG Model # 315N1K-G4/40mm
- Panels
- 28
- System size
- 8.82 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase S280-60-LL-2-US Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 10,612 kWh
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
Solar questions from Leonardo homeowners
Are panels designed for the wind near Leonardo?
Yes. The array and its mounting system have to be designed to resist the applicable wind loads, and coastal and exposed locations can carry different wind-design conditions from sheltered inland ones. It is one of the reasons the mounting system and its engineering are chosen for the site rather than by habit.
Does a bigger array always produce more?
Generally yes when everything else is equal, but size alone does not decide annual production. A smaller unshaded south-facing array can outproduce a larger one that is shaded or poorly oriented. Azimuth, tilt, shading, inverter efficiency and module characteristics all bear on it.
Does solar equipment have to be listed?
Yes. Modules, inverters and mounting systems are each subject to product-listing requirements under the applicable standards, and the equipment has to be installed according to that listing and its instructions rather than to general practice.