Introduction

This is a 7875 watt solar panel system in Central New Jersey connected to the electric company's power grid. It uses 2 solar inverters that convert the DC voltage coming from the solar panels to AC voltage and fed into the electric company power grid. There are 45 solar panels rated at 175 Watts each which is a total of 7875 Watts or 7.875 kiloWatts. This is not a stand alone system. It requires AC voltage coming from the electric company power grid. If power is not available the inverters remain powered off and any energy from the solar panels is wasted. This system was purchased with help from the New Jersey Clean Energy Program Rebate and is used as part of the New Jersey Renewable Energy Certificate Program generating Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SREC). New Jersey's newly revised Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires electricity suppliers provide a percentage of their electricity sales from solar generation. More information can be found at New Jersey's Clean Energy Program Website. Solar System Installation was completed and put into operation on April 14th 2006.