Tracy from Maplewood, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2017. She signed at the end of June and the array was producing by late August, 18 LG 335 watt panels on Enphase IQ6 microinverters, one behind each panel. At 6.03 kW it was sized to the roof rather than stretched across it, with a design estimate of 6,524 kWh a year. Maplewood is in Essex County, one of the further north towns we have installed in.
After extensive research and in-person meetings with representatives from SolarCity, SunRun, and Green Sun Energy, we decided to go with Glen and his company Green Sun Energy. We were not disappointed. Although it is a smaller company, they gave us better pricing, great customer service and superb follow up every step of the way. A major plus is that you are not just interacting with a sales person, whom in our experience did not have the level of information and knowledge that we needed to make our decision. With Green Sun Energy, we worked directly with the owner, Glen, who have in-depth technical knowledge, vast experience and a real world understanding of the choices homeowners need to make. One year later, we are very happy with Green Sun Energy. They take care of maintenance, managing our SRECs and for any other question we have, they are literally just a phone call away. We highly recommend this company for your solar needs.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Rosita, thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed account of your experience. We're glad the decision to go with us paid off, and it's great to hear that a year in you're still happy with how everything is running. Glen takes pride in staying involved from the first conversation through the life of the system, so knowing that came through for you means a lot to us.
Why Tracy chose Green Sun Energy Services
More than solar panels: a professionally managed energy system, from design and permitting through installation, inspection, activation and ongoing support.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Solar: design and installation supervised by a NABCEP-certified professional (#PVA-111016-016148). On this home: a 6.03 kW solar array of 18 LG 335N1C-A5 panels, a Micro-Single inverter and the QuickMount mounting system.
- Warranty: backed by a 25-year solar workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with completed solar projects across Essex County and 362 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Maplewood
Maplewood, a township in Essex County, is served partly by JCP&L and partly by PSE&G.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Maplewood, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- June 2017
- Manufacturer & model
- LG 335N1C-A5
- Panels
- 18
- System size
- 6.03 kW
- Inverter
- Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 6,524 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 85%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Workmanship warranty
- 25 years
Solar questions from Maplewood homeowners
Does solar eliminate the electric bill completely?
Not necessarily. Solar can offset most or all of a year's energy use, and the utility can still bill customer charges, meter charges, non-bypassable charges, taxes and any net electricity purchased. What appears on the bill depends on the utility and the tariff.
How is the number of panels for a Maplewood house decided?
It starts with the home's actual electricity use, then with how much usable roof or ground area there is. A proper design looks at twelve months of consumption, expected future use, roof orientation, shading, roof dimensions, code-required setbacks, module wattage and the limits the utility places on interconnection.
Can the system be switched on before the utility approves it?
A grid-connected system should not be placed into normal parallel operation until the utility has issued the required authorisation. Running it beforehand can breach the interconnection agreement and the utility's requirements.