Pete from Morganville, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2015. He and Jill signed at the end of that August and the array was producing by the middle of November, 68 LG 305 watt panels on Enphase M250 microinverters, one for every panel. At 20.74 kW it is among the largest residential systems we have built, with a design estimate of 25,555 kWh in its first year, which is more than most houses use. Morganville is in Monmouth County, and a decade on this array is still one we point to.
Project Facts
- Location
- Morganville, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- August 2015
- Panels
- LG Model # 305N1C-G3/35mm
- Panels
- 68
- System size
- 20.74 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase M250-60-2LL-S22 Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 25,555 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 75%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
I have to say, we have our system for a few years now, best decision we ever made. As far as Green Sun, Glenn and his staff are amazing, the install was quick, neat and it looks fabulous. The system actually is performing above expectations and we couldn’t be happier with it and Green Sun, I highly Recommend Them!
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Pete. Sixty-eight panels making 20.74 kW at your home in Morganville is one of the larger arrays we have built, and a quick, neat install on that scale takes planning rather than luck. Performing above expectations is the outcome we model towards conservatively. Glad it looks as good as it works.
Solar questions from Morganville homeowners
Should trees be cut down before installing solar?
Only where the production benefit justifies it and doing so is legally and environmentally appropriate. A good installer quantifies what a particular tree costs in production rather than recommending removal as a matter of course. Ownership of the tree, municipal tree ordinances, neighbors' trees and regrowth all come into 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.
What is Permission to Operate?
It is the utility's authorisation for the finished system to run in parallel with the grid. Completing the installation does not by itself mean the system can be switched on: the utility generally requires the interconnection documentation, the inspections, the metering and the final approvals to be in place first.