John from Red Bank, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since February of 2016. He and Beth Ann signed in the middle of February and the array was producing by the fifth of April, eight weeks, 27 LG 315 watt panels on Enphase S280 microinverters with QuickMount racking. At 8.505 kW it was designed for about 10,470 kWh a year, a strong yield for the size. Red Bank is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Red Bank, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- February 2016
- Panels
- LG Model # 315N1K-G4/40mm
- Panels
- 27
- System size
- 8.51 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase S280-60-LL-2-US Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 10,470 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 97%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
Solar questions from Red Bank homeowners
Are panels designed for the wind near Red Bank?
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 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.
Which building code applies to rooftop solar?
For applicable one- and two-family dwellings New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Residential Code. Its solar provisions cover structural loads, rooftop systems, roof penetrations, fire classification, roof access and pathways.