Joshua from Marlboro, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2013. He signed at the end of August and the array was producing by the first of February, 20 Trina 245 watt panels on Enphase M215 microinverters with Zep II mounting. At 4.9 kW it was designed for about 5,924 kWh a year, a system sized to the roof and the electricity bill rather than to whatever would fit. Marlboro is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Marlboro, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- August 2013
- Panels
- Trina Model # TMS-PC05/PA05.18/245W
- Panels
- 20
- System size
- 4.90 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase M215-60-2LL-S22/S23 Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- Zep Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 5,924 kWh
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
Solar questions from Marlboro homeowners
Are panels designed for the wind near Marlboro?
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.
What is the difference between a lease and a power purchase agreement?
Under a lease the customer generally pays an agreed periodic amount for the use of the system; under a power purchase agreement the customer generally pays for the electricity the system produces. Both normally involve third-party ownership, and terms vary considerably between providers.
What is an SREC-II?
A New Jersey solar renewable-energy certificate created for qualifying projects under the Successor Solar Incentive programme. A qualifying system earns one SREC-II for each megawatt-hour -- a thousand kilowatt-hours -- of eligible solar electricity it generates.