Oh that's not bad, I honestly thought it would be triple that price in Northern NJ.

depends on the weather

> The fact that it’s cold in the winter has no effect on solar.

Also not entirely true in that panels become more efficient when it's below 77 degrees until, I think, 59 degrees. That is to say, on those really random chilly spring or fall days where you still have very long sunlight hours, you will see more production than you'd see during summer where you have the longest sun hours.

I have a roof going on by George Keller next week for 9,080 but it also includes some repairs, also North Jersey

I hear it has a bright future.

$7400 for a 3br in North Jersey. I think it’s a decent price, but I only got 2 quotes (I picked the roofers the solar company recommended).

Ball Park, how much did the new roof set you back?

So far so good. Peak summer, cooling a 2750sqft house with keeping it straight up cold, our bill was $300. Also, I’m not sure if they’re still doing SRACs but we get cut a check about $200-300 bi monthly.

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Horrible because for over 10 years trying to get solar we are still in a blacked out or closed grid. No updates have been done for over that long. 🤬

In winter months only south facing panels do well. We have a few north facing panels that were basically in the shade all winter. Now that the sun is getting higher in the sky, those panels are actually collecting some light.

You’re going to be quoted a annual kWH production number when looking to install. Just know that you’re going to produce far below average in the winter, and far above average in the summer.

Because if you put solar panels on an old roof you’re gonna need to pay extra to disassemble and reassemble the panel array when replacing the roof. Makes way more sense just to replace the roof when you put the panels on. We replaced a roof that had a few years left in the tank when we put our panels up.

We’ve had our system for about 4 years now and we’re happy with it. We generate way more than we use in the summer, lags a bit in the winter. The annual generation is about on par with our annual usage at the time we purchased it.

Considering adding a few more panels now that we have an EV and our consumption is up.

Why is it more cost effective?

Temperature of the panels does affect solar panel efficiency though. It is measurable, but comes in second to total daylight in terms of total daily output. It is significant enough that there are now Hybrid PV-Thermal Panels which generate both electricity and hot water. The water loop cools the panels which increases efficiency (up to 15% more electricity generated) while also turning the waste heat into usable hot water for your home. They are more efficient because they turn more of the solar energy into useable stuff for your home than just electricity or thermal panels separately.

January was our first full month with solar. Our system produces 7kwh max (I’m told, but I see a max of 3.5kwh in winter.). It generated 200kwh, which a more than half of what we use, typically. It saved us about $60. It was over 300kwh in February, saving us about $90. I still owed $15 to pseg for electric.

Our panel position is only ok, not optimal. I’m sure others are doing a bit better. My rough estimate for break-even on owning solar is about $60 per month for the life of the system (25years). Even February broke even, so I am hopeful. We’ll see what summer brings…

There seems to be a common misconception about Solar and temperature. Solar energy comes from Light not heat. The fact that it’s cold in the winter has no effect on solar. However shorter days with less direct sun does have an effect. However, the only place where this would not have a significant effect would be at the equator.

You will usually come out ahead in the long term by getting solar in NJ as long as you don’t have too many trees shading your house.

However, it is generally most cost effective to get solar installed when re-doing roof or shortly after a new roof is added.

To clarify because I suck at posting on Reddit- I see quite a few houses with solar on them and wondering if it’s effective in someplace that has actual seasons

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They’re the gold standard for sure.

But then they'd still have to buy a similar amount of land for a new place.not like Princeton or some place similar is any cheaper than new Brunswick.

In Aisle one there's a big kosher bakery. Nearby in Lyndhurst Patis is kosher. Then you've got zadies in Fairlawn, butterflake in Teaneck, and there's on that opened recently in linden and Union

It's a walkable city with nice places for workers to get lunch. Near the highways but has a train. The places you mentioned like Bridgewater lack the train and walkability. Princeton has a train but it's further from the city and not as central. And it's land is super expensive.

New Brunswick is awesome fuck the haters. Some ppl are so afraid of crime they can't enjoy a nice urban setting. It's safe and pleasant and way more interesting the most of NJ

J&J have been there forever, long before any of the areas you mentioned were what they are today. For example, Merck has been in Rahway since forever, and that town has had its ups and downs. When you have such a huge campus it's almost impossible to pick up and move, especially in Jersey, since real estate is so expensive.