36-panel 11.52 kW solar array in Kendall Park, NJ by Green Sun Energy Services.
Kevin from Kendall Park, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since October of 2019, when he bought a roof and an array together. The generator in the yard was already there – another company installed it in 2014 – and its servicing came to us a few months later.
2,500 square feet of new roof, and 252 feet of gutters
Finished on 13 December 2019: a single layer stripped to the sheathing and carted away rather than roofed over, then 2,500 square feet of GAF Timberline HDZ in shakewood, warranted fifty years, with continuous soffit vents at the intake. Two hundred and fifty-two feet of gutters and leaders went on at the same time – worth doing while the roofers are up there for the same reason it is worth doing before the panels arrive, since gutters hang from the fascia the array’s lowest row sits above, and nobody wants a second crew working around a live system to fit them afterwards.
36 panels and 11.52 kW
Six weeks later, on 27 January 2020: 36 all-black Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO 320-watt modules on a SolarEdge inverter, rail-free, split 6.40 and 5.12 kW across two roof faces and estimated at 12,793 kilowatt hours in the first year. A hundred and seventy-two feet of critter guard closed the sheltered gap beneath the panels. The inverter is deliberately oversized against the array rather than trimmed to fit it, which costs a little at the start and leaves room afterwards.
A 20 kW Generac taken on at year six
Installed by another company in January of 2014, on a 90-amp managed whole-house transfer switch. In February of 2020 Kevin moved its servicing to us, and it has been on our Gold plan since: annual maintenance, remote monitoring that Green Sun runs directly, and extended parts-and-labor cover behind it. Six years is a useful moment to take a machine on – early enough that nothing has been neglected, late enough that the original installer has stopped answering the phone.
Everything here hangs off 100 amps
The roof went on six weeks before the panels, which is the ordinary and correct sequence and the cheap part of this job. The genuinely constraining fact is the service: 100 amps, not 200. A standby generator, an 11.52 kW array and the house itself all depend on the same modest panel, and the 90-amp transfer switch is sized to the service the property actually has rather than to the generator’s ambitions. It also sharpens the difference between the two systems. The array reduces what this house draws through that 100-amp service on an ordinary day; the generator replaces the service altogether on the days it has nothing to give. Neither substitutes for the other, and on a small service that is easier to see than usual.
Very professional, kept me informed on the progress of our solar installation throughout the entire process. Would definitely recommend.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Kevin. Keeping you informed matters more on a project like yours than on most: a new roof, a 11.52 kW array and generator service at the same house in Kendall Park have to happen in the right order, and the roof always goes first. Glad the sequence was clear as it went along.
Why Kevin chose Green Sun Energy Services
One company designs the roof and solar system together, so there is no finger-pointing between a roofer and a solar installer.
We keep your generator ready before the power goes out.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Roofing: installed as a GAF Certified Roofing Contractor (#CE28608), with a GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System like the one on this home. On this home: a new roof over 2,500 sq ft.
- Solar: design and installation supervised by a NABCEP-certified professional (#PVA-111016-016148), with SolarEdge optimizers on every panel so each one reports its own output. On this home: a 11.52 kW solar array of 36 Hanwha panels, a SolarEdge SE10000H-US000NNC2 inverter, the Ecolibrium Solar mounting system and 172 ft of critter guard.
- Standby generators: installed and serviced as a Generac Authorized Sales and Service Dealer, by factory-authorized Generac technicians. On this home: a standby generator serviced by Green Sun Energy Services.
- Warranty: backed by a 50-year roof warranty, a 5-year roofing workmanship warranty and a 10-year solar workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 12 completed roofing projects, 48 completed solar projects and 55 completed generator service projects across Middlesex County and 91 roofing projects, 360 solar projects and 926 generator service projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Kendall Park
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 1 roof replacement, 1 featured solar project and 2 generator service customers in Kendall Park. Kendall Park, a community in South Brunswick Township, is served by PSE&G.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Kendall Park, NJ
- Services
- Roofing Installation, Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- October 2019
Solar
- Panels
- Hanwha Model # Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G5.1 320
- Panels
- 36
- System size
- 11.52 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE10000H-US000NNC2
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 12,793 kWh
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Critter guard fitted
- 172 ft
- Workmanship warranty
- 10 years
Standby generator
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6244
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 100 amp
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Roof
- System
- GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System
- Area replaced
- 2,500 sq ft
- Warranty
- 50 years
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Questions from Kendall Park homeowners
RoofingDoes a Kendall Park roofing contractor need to be registered with the State?
A business performing residential roofing in New Jersey generally falls under the Home Improvement Contractor Business registration requirements unless an exemption applies. Homeowners should verify that the company has a current New Jersey home-improvement registration and appropriate insurance before signing a contract.
RoofingWhat goes on a low-slope roof section?
A membrane roofing system designed for low slopes, rather than conventional shingles forced onto a pitch they were not made for. Many houses have both, and the transition between the two is a detail worth getting right because it is where the two systems have to meet.
SolarCan the old mounting hardware be reused after a reroof?
It depends on the manufacturer's requirements, the condition of the components and the warranty. The roof penetrations and weatherproofing components matter most, and a reroof is often the moment to replace the attachment and flashing rather than reinstall ageing roof-interface hardware.
SolarWhat happens to a solar lease when the house is sold?
Most residential leases provide a process for transferring the agreement to a qualified buyer, though the requirements vary by provider. Before signing it is worth understanding how a purchaser qualifies, what the transfer involves, any fees, the buyout options, the timing, and what happens if a buyer declines to take it on.
Standby generatorCan the platform height be read off the FEMA flood map?
Not necessarily. The map matters, but it may not carry every elevation the platform design needs. An Elevation Certificate, a surveyed ground elevation, the Base Flood Elevation, the Design Flood Elevation, the local freeboard and the municipal flood ordinance can all bear on it, so the height is calculated for the specific property.
Standby generatorWhat is the main line circuit breaker on a generator?
It is the generator's primary AC output breaker. Worth knowing because if it is open the engine can run without delivering any power through the transfer system -- a machine that sounds like it is working while the house stays dark.
Standby generatorWhat gas pressure does a generator need?
It is model-specific and has to be read off the specification sheet rather than assumed. A current 22 kW model, for instance, specifies a minimum natural-gas pressure of 3.5 inches water column. Different models carry different requirements.