Rongrong from Westfield, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since May of 2022. The array is 9.36 kW – 26 REC 360-watt black-frame panels on a Snap-N-Rack mounting system – and it was finished in August of 2022. First-year production was estimated at 8,238 kWh. That production figure is worth reading alongside the array size rather than on its own: what a roof returns depends on which way it faces and what stands to the south of it, not only on how many kilowatts sit on it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Westfield, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- May 2022
- Panels
- REC Model # REC-360NP2-Black
- Panels
- 26
- System size
- 9.36 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 8,238 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 42%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
Solar questions from Westfield homeowners
Does Westfield decide whether the installation is code-compliant?
The municipal construction department reviews and inspects the work under the Uniform Construction Code, but the substantive electrical requirements come from the statewide Electrical Subcode rather than from local preference. Municipalities may also administer zoning requirements where those apply.
Are north-facing panels a bad idea?
They generally produce less annual energy in New Jersey than comparable south-facing panels, but they are not automatically unusable. Roof pitch, shading, the economics and the space available all matter, and a production model should show the expected output before north-facing modules go into a design.
Does a third-party electricity supplier prevent going solar?
Not necessarily. New Jersey's net-metering rules contemplate customers taking supply through Basic Generation Service or a third-party supplier, though billing arrangements can differ. The supplier contract is worth reading, particularly on exported energy and the annual true-up.