Allison Graf has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since February of 2020, when the roof and the solar array were bought on the same day. The roof was finished on 4 April 2020 and the array ten days later.
2,800 square feet, stripped to the deck
A single layer of old shingles came off down to the sheathing and left with the dumpster. Deck protection went over the exposed sheathing, then a GAF Timberline HDZ system carrying a 50-year warranty, aluminum drip edge along 244 feet of rakes, eaves and valleys, and a ridge vent along the peak.
22 panels and 7.04 kW
Twenty-two Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO panels at 320 watts each came to 7.04 kW on Ecolibrium Solar mounting, finished on 14 April 2020, running into a SolarEdge SE6000H inverter with an optimizer on every panel. JCP&L is the utility and the first year was designed for about 8,382 kWh.
All-black modules on a new roof
These are the black-backsheet version of the panel, which means a black frame and a black background behind the cells rather than the usual silver frame and white grid. The difference is entirely visual and it is most visible on a roof that has just been replaced, where the shingles are uniform and unfaded and nothing else on the roof is competing for attention. It is the one decision on a solar job that is about how the house looks rather than what it produces, and the moment to make it is when the roof underneath is new.
Why the roof went first
Ten days separated the two jobs. An array is bolted to a roof for twenty-five years and more, so shingles near the end of their life underneath one become a second job with a date already on them — panels off, roof on, panels back. Doing the roof first put these panels onto a deck that had been stripped, seen and covered properly, under a 50-year system, and settled the appearance of the whole roof in one visit rather than two.
Why Jackson 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 2,800 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 7.04 kW solar array of 22 Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G5.1 320 panels, a SolarEdge SE6000H-US000NNC2 inverter and the Ecolibrium Solar 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 completed roofing projects and 48 completed solar projects across Ocean County and 92 roofing projects and 361 solar projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Jackson
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 1 roof replacement and 8 featured solar projects in Jackson. Jackson, a township in Ocean County, is served by JCP&L.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Jackson, NJ
- Services
- Roofing Installation, Solar Panel Installation
- Client since
- February 2020
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- Hanwha Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G5.1 320
- Panels
- 22
- System size
- 7.04 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE6000H-US000NNC2
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 8,382 kWh
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Workmanship warranty
- 10 years
Roof
- System
- GAF Timberline Lifetime Roofing System
- Area replaced
- 2,800 sq ft
- Warranty
- 50 years
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Questions from Jackson homeowners
RoofingHow do Jackson, NJ coastal conditions affect roofing?
Homes near the shore face higher wind exposure, salt air, wind-driven rain, and sometimes stricter design requirements. Material selection, fastener type, flashing, edge details, and installation methods should reflect the property's actual exposure and local code requirements.
RoofingShould skylights be replaced when the roof is replaced?
If an older skylight is nearing the end of its service life, roof replacement is often the most practical time to replace it, because the new skylight, its flashing and the roofing underlayment can then be integrated from the start. VELUX skylights are installed with manufacturer-specific flashing where skylight replacement is included.
RoofingWhat is GAF WindProven?
WindProven is a GAF limited wind warranty available on qualifying LayerLock-equipped shingles installed with the required combination of qualifying GAF roofing accessories. For qualifying installations it carries no maximum wind-speed limitation. That is a warranty provision, not a statement that the roof is physically incapable of storm damage.
SolarWhat happens to production in winter?
Panels keep producing, but shorter days normally mean lower monthly output than spring and summer. Cold modules actually operate efficiently; what reduces winter production is day length, sun angle, cloud, snow cover and shading. A properly designed system models production across the whole year rather than a good month.
SolarWhat does the inverter do?
It converts the direct current the panels produce into alternating current the house and the grid can use. Residential systems generally use either a central inverter, with optimizers at the modules where applicable, or a microinverter at each module.