Cid from Union Beach, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2016. Twenty-five Hyundai 280-watt panels went up that November – 7 kW in all, estimated at 7,991 kWh in the first year – on a QuickMount rail-free system. Rail-free fastens each panel close to the roof plane instead of raising it onto a run of rails: a lower profile, fewer components on the roof, and less exposed hardware to weather, which counts for more in a bayfront town than it does inland.
Project Facts
- Location
- Union Beach, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- September 2016
- Panels
- Hyundai Model # HIS-S280RG-BF
- System size
- 7.00 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE6000A-US000NNR2 Inverter (25Y) W P320 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 7,991 kWh
Solar questions from Union Beach homeowners
Are panels designed for the wind near Union Beach?
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.
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.
Does solar work well in Union Beach?
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.