David and Dana from Monroe Township, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since November of 2016. The array was commissioned in January of 2017.
Thirty LG 300N1K-G4 panels in the all-black finish, 9 kW in total, on QuickMount mounting with a SolarEdge inverter and P320 optimizers. The design estimate is 10,611 kWh in the first year. The all-black module is chosen for how it reads from the street rather than for what it produces: black frame, black backsheet, and a roof that looks like one surface instead of a grid of silver rectangles.
Project Facts
- Location
- Monroe Township, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- November 2016
- Panels
- LG Model # 300N1K-G4/All Black
- System size
- 9.00 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600A-US000NNR2 (25Y) W/ P320 Optimizers HD Wave
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 10,611 kWh
Solar questions from Monroe Township homeowners
Does solar work well in Monroe Township?
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.
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.
Can New Jersey change its net-metering rules?
Yes. Energy statutes, Board of Public Utilities regulations and utility tariffs can all change. A proposal should describe the rules as they currently stand rather than guarantee that they will hold for decades.