Tyrone Crews has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2022, when the array was signed and the roof followed five days later. The roof was finished on 31 August 2022 and the panels went on the following morning.
Two layers off, 2,300 square feet on
This roof had been covered over once already, so two layers of old shingle came off down to the sheathing rather than one. Deck protection went over the exposed sheathing, then a GAF Timberline HDZ system in Charcoal carrying a 50-year warranty, aluminum drip edge along 204 feet of rakes and eaves, and a ridge vent along the peak.
The sun room roof was left out, and said so
The contract states in as many words that the sun room roof is not included. That is a small line and it is the right way to write a roofing job. A sun room is usually a different structure with a different deck, a different pitch and often a different material, and quietly folding it into a shingle contract is how a household ends up either with an unexpected extra or with a section nobody agreed who was doing. Naming the exclusion up front means everyone knew, on the day of signing, exactly which roof was being replaced.
22 panels and 8.14 kW
Twenty-two REC 370 watt panels came to 8.14 kW on Snap-N-Rack mounting, finished on 1 September 2022, running into a SolarEdge SE7600H HD Wave inverter with an optimizer on every panel. PSE&G is the utility and the first year was designed for about 10,745 kWh — a little over 1,300 kWh for every kilowatt installed, which is a well-oriented and largely unshaded roof.
One day between the two crews
Roofers off on the Wednesday, solar crew on the Thursday. That is as tightly as these two jobs can be run and it only happens when they are sold together: one survey, one set of drawings, one inspection schedule, and a roofing crew that knew where every array mount was going before the first shingle went down. Sold separately, the same two jobs are two surveys, two permits and a gap measured in months — with the array going onto whatever the roof happens to be at the time.
Why Piscataway homeowners choose 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.
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 2,300 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: an 8.14 kW solar array of 22 REC REC370AA-PURE panels, a SolarEdge SE7600H-US000NNC2 HD Wave inverter and the Snap-N-Rack mounting system.
- 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 and 48 completed solar projects across Middlesex County and 91 roofing projects and 360 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Piscataway
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 3 roof replacements and 6 featured solar projects in Piscataway. Piscataway, a township in Middlesex County, is served by PSE&G.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Piscataway, NJ
- Services
- Roofing Installation, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- June 2022
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- REC REC370AA-PURE
- Panels
- 22
- System size
- 8.14 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE7600H-US000NNC2 HD Wave
- Mounting system
- Snap-N-Rack
- Estimated first-year production
- 10,745 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 100%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Workmanship warranty
- 10 years
Roof
- System
- GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System
- Area replaced
- 2,300 sq ft
- Warranty
- 50 years
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Questions from Piscataway homeowners
SolarShould the system cover 100 percent of annual usage?
Often that is an attractive target, but it is not automatically the best design. Roof area, shading, the financing structure, future electricity use, equipment size, utility limits and roof condition all bear on it. A 90 to 95 percent offset on an excellent roof can be a better system than one forced onto shaded surfaces to reach a round number.
SolarDo solar panels produce anything on a cloudy day?
Yes, though normally less than under strong direct sun. Modules convert both direct and diffuse light. It is the reason a solar proposal should be judged on annual production rather than on any promise about what happens on a given day.
RoofingHow long does a typical Piscataway, NJ roof replacement take?
Many single-family asphalt shingle roofs can be completed in one to three working days, but larger or more complex roofs take longer. Plywood repairs, steep slopes, multiple chimneys, solar panels, weather delays, inspections, and difficult access can extend the schedule.
RoofingShould the roofer obtain the permit or should I?
For a contracted roofing project, it is generally cleaner for the contractor to coordinate required permits because the permit should accurately identify the responsible contractor and scope. Avoid arrangements that improperly characterize contractor work as homeowner-performed work.
RoofingCan shingles be installed on a low-slope porch roof?
Only when the slope and installation method meet the shingle manufacturer's requirements and code. If the slope is too low, a membrane system is usually more appropriate.