Anthony from Manalapan, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since October of 2016. The array was commissioned that December.
Forty-five Hyundai HIS-S270BK panels, 12.15 kW in total, on QuickMount mounting with a SolarEdge inverter and P320 optimizers. The design estimate is 13,323 kWh in the first year. Forty-five modules at 270 watts each is a lot of panels for the output, and that is what a 2016 array looks like. Module wattage has risen a long way since, so a system of this size laid out later covers noticeably less roof for the same result.
Project Facts
- Location
- Manalapan, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- October 2016
- Panels
- Hyundai Model # HIS-S270BK
- System size
- 12.15 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE10000A-US000NNR2 Inverter (25Y) W/ P320 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 13,323 kWh
Solar questions from Manalapan homeowners
How much does shade from mature Manalapan trees affect production?
Shade can materially reduce production, particularly when it falls during the highest-production hours. Module-level electronics such as microinverters and optimizers reduce the effect of partial shading, but they cannot create sunlight where there is none. Significant shade should be modelled before any annual production figure is quoted.
How does an optimizer system differ from microinverters?
An optimizer system puts DC power optimizers at the modules and a single central inverter elsewhere; a microinverter system puts a small inverter at each module. Both can provide module-level monitoring and rapid shutdown when properly designed -- they are different architectures rather than one being the upgrade of the other.
Does solar eliminate the electric bill completely?
Not necessarily. Solar can offset most or all of a year's energy use, and the utility can still bill customer charges, meter charges, non-bypassable charges, taxes and any net electricity purchased. What appears on the bill depends on the utility and the tariff.