Regency at Manalapan Homeowners Association in Manalapan, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since May of 2023. Twelve Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO 400-watt panels went up in January of 2024 – 4.8 kW in all, estimated at 6,252 kWh in the first year – on a Snap-N-Rack rail-free system. A community building is a good candidate for a small array: the load is steady and daytime, which is exactly when the panels are producing, so most of what the array makes is used on site rather than exported.
Project Facts
- Location
- Manalapan, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- May 2023
- Panels
- Hanwha Model # QCELL Q.PEAK DUO BLK ML G10+ 400
- Panels
- 12
- System size
- 4.80 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE5000H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 6,252 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 16%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
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.
Do unused credits carry from month to month?
Yes. Eligible excess kWh credits generally carry through the customer's annualised net-metering period, which is what allows strong spring and summer production to offset consumption in the darker months.
What is a microinverter and why use one per panel?
A microinverter is a small inverter installed at or near an individual module, so each panel converts on its own channel. That gives module-level visibility and limits the effect one underperforming panel has on the others around it.