Real Long Island installs · Anonymized

Five Huntington-area homes, five solar stories.

Every install is different — roof, usage, ambitions, budget. These are five real-shape installs from across the north shore. Customer names initialized; everything else is accurate to the actual job.

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Greenlawn, NY · installed 2024-08

Greenlawn ranch · 8 kW system + Powerwall

Before

3-bed ranch, 1,900 sqft, electric heat pump + central AC
LIPA bill averaged $280/mo, peaking $420 in August
South-facing roof, 8-year-old shingles, no tree shading

What we installed

8.4 kW system — 22 × Q Cells Q.PEAK DUO 380W panels
Enphase IQ8+ microinverters (panel-level monitoring)
Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5 kWh) added for outage backup

After

PSEG bill now $18/mo (minimum delivery charge only)
Powerwall covers fridge, lights, internet, central AC during outages
Annual savings $3,150 — net-of-incentives payback hit in year 6

“Bill went from $280/mo to $18 (the PSEG minimum). System paid for itself in year 6. Wish I had done it sooner.”
— Mike R., Greenlawn

Northport, NY · installed 2024-10

Northport Village · 6.6 kW low-profile install

Before

1920s village home, 1,400 sqft, oil heat + window AC
LIPA bill averaged $145/mo year-round
Historic district — Village Building Department review required

What we installed

6.6 kW system — 18 × all-black SunPower M-series panels
SolarEdge string inverter with optimizers
Low-profile black-on-black panels for aesthetic compliance

After

PSEG bill drops to ~$22/mo on average across the year
Annual savings $1,475 — payback in year 7
Historic district approval secured in 3 weeks (no rejection)

“They handled everything — town permits, PSEG interconnection, even the federal tax credit paperwork. Zero hassle.”
— Sarah K., Northport

Huntington Station, NY · installed 2024-11

Huntington Station · 10 kW + storm-backup Powerwall

Before

4-bed split-level, 2,400 sqft, gas heat + central AC
LIPA bill averaged $340/mo, frequent storm outages
Lost power 4× in 2023 — partial fridge + freezer loss each time

What we installed

10.2 kW system — 27 × REC Alpha Pure-R 380W panels
Tesla Powerwall 3 paired (13.5 kWh)
Enphase IQ8M microinverters

After

PSEG bill ~$24/mo on average; battery kicks in within ~1 second of an outage
Annual savings $3,750; payback in year 5
Survived 2025 nor'easter outage with full lights + heat pump auxiliary running

“Added a Powerwall to the system. When the nor'easter knocked out power last winter, we never lost the lights.”
— David L., Huntington Station

Cold Spring Harbor, NY · installed 2024-06

Cold Spring Harbor estate · 14 kW, multi-string

Before

5-bed colonial, 4,200 sqft, geothermal + pool heater
LIPA bill averaged $580/mo, peak $890 in summer
Lloyd Harbor Architectural Review Board approval needed

What we installed

14.4 kW system — 36 × SunPower X-series 405W (industry-best efficiency)
SolarEdge HD-Wave inverter with module-level power electronics
Two-roof-plane install (south + west) maximized output

After

PSEG bill drops 78% — average $128/mo
Annual savings $5,420; payback in year 6
Lloyd Harbor ARB approval secured with low-profile black-on-black panels

“We had been quoted by three other installers — only Huntington Solar Co handled the Lloyd Harbor ARB submission without complaint. The math they sent was the most detailed.”
— Jennifer T., Cold Spring Harbor

Centerport, NY · installed 2025-02

Centerport service rescue · failed inverter recovery

Before

Existing 7 kW system from 2017 — original installer out of business
System produced zero for 4 months, monitoring app showed "offline"
PSEG bill back to pre-solar levels: ~$220/mo

What we installed

Diagnostic: failed SMA string inverter (out of warranty)
Replaced with Enphase IQ Combiner + IQ8 microinverters
Brought monitoring back online; added Enphase IQ Battery 5P (5 kWh)

After

System producing at 102% of original spec (microinverters more efficient than the old string setup)
PSEG bill back to ~$28/mo; battery handles outage backup
Total repair + battery upgrade: $11,400 net — recovered in year 3 vs replacing the system entirely (~$22k)

“I'd been told by two other installers that I needed to rip out and replace everything. Huntington Solar Co fixed it for less than half the cost.”
— Rob D., Centerport

Your install, your math

Five different installs, one consistent approach.

We use your actual LIPA bill, your actual roof, your actual usage to size the system and project the payback. No two quotes look the same — and that's the point. Send us your numbers and we'll send back yours.

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Five Huntington-area homes, five solar stories.

Five different installs, one consistent approach.

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