Vittalraj from Scotch Plains, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2015. He signed in early April and the array was producing by the end of July, 40 Trina 255 watt panels on Enphase M215 microinverters, one per panel. At 10.2 kW it was a large system for its day, and the panel-level electronics mean a decade later that a weak module can be identified on its own rather than dragging a whole string down. The design estimate was about 8,182 kWh a year. Scotch Plains is in Union County, north of most of our work.
Project Facts
- Location
- Scotch Plains, NJ
- Service
- Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- April 2015
- Panels
- Trina Model # TSM-255 PC/PA05A
- Panels
- 40
- System size
- 10.20 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase M215-60-2LL-S22-IG Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- QuickMount
- Estimated first-year production
- 8,182 kWh
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
Green Sun Energy is an amazing company run by professionals. I'm having a solar for more than two years. When Chris and his team did a sales, it was very transparent and straightforward deal. The after sales service is exceptional. I'm a happy customer. - Vittalraj G. from Scotch Plains, NJ | Solar Review Source: Google
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Vittalraj, and Chris will be glad to hear it. Straightforward at the point of sale and present afterwards ought to be the same company, and often is not. The 40 Trina panels making 10.2 kW at your home in Scotch Plains have been generating for a couple of years now, which is when after-sales service starts to matter.
Solar questions from Scotch Plains homeowners
What is hosting capacity, and can it affect a Scotch Plains property?
Hosting capacity is how much distributed generation a part of the grid can take without affecting safety or reliability. A neighborhood with a lot of existing solar can face interconnection limits even where the individual property is ideal for it -- which is why the utility review is not a formality.
Which direction should the panels face?
South-facing roof planes generally give excellent annual production, but east and west can be very productive too. The design should compare the modelled annual production of each available plane rather than rejecting anything that is not due south.
Does solar add value to a home?
Owned solar can contribute value, though the effect depends on the property, the market, the age of the system, the electricity it displaces and how it is owned. An owned system is generally an asset associated with the property; a leased one is governed by a continuing contract, and the two should not be treated as the same thing.