Bargaintown is an unincorporated section of Egg Harbor Township, which means permits and inspections run through the township's construction office even though the neighborhood has its own distinct local identity. The housing here skews older than the newer Egg Harbor Township subdivisions — single-family homes on generous lots, many of them built before the 1980s, with varied roof orientations and plenty of yard space. That older housing stock occasionally needs a service panel upgrade before Atlantic City Electric will interconnect a full-sized solar array, and Eastcrest Energy bundles those upgrades into the project scope rather than making them a separate headache. The generous lot sizes here also occasionally open up ground-mount options for homes where the roof orientation isn't ideal. Net metering is full-retail through Atlantic City Electric, SuSI income applies over fifteen years, and the Egg Harbor Township online permit intake keeps the administrative side moving smoothly.
Bargaintown's larger lots and older housing stock give it a distinct feel compared to the newer Egg Harbor Township subdivisions nearby. Tree canopy varies — some lots are heavily wooded, others have been substantially cleared — and southern roof exposure depends heavily on the specific property. Sun exposure is strong on cleared roof planes. The neighborhood's inland position eliminates the wind-zone and salt-air considerations that apply to shore-adjacent sections of the county.
Because Bargaintown is part of Egg Harbor Township, permits move through the township's construction office — which uses the streamlined online intake system that makes Egg Harbor Township one of the faster Atlantic County municipalities for solar review. Plan review typically runs 10 to 15 business days. Service panel upgrades on older homes are bundled into the solar permit package to avoid a second round of review. Atlantic City Electric handles interconnection separately.
A 1970s single-family home on Bargaintown Road had a dated 100-amp panel and a south-facing roof plane above a moderately treed lot. We upgraded the service to 200-amp, installed an 8.1 kW REC Alpha system on Enphase microinverters, and trimmed back two trees that would have clipped the morning sun. Project from contract to activation ran twelve weeks with everything filed as a single permit package.
Part of Atlantic County. Utility service: Atlantic City Electric (an Exelon company).
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