Joe from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since January of 2013. He and Kathleen signed in mid January and the generator was commissioned in late May, an 8 kW Generac on a ten-circuit EZ switch. The load survey came back at 500 square feet to keep running with a refrigerator on it, and 8 kW covers that with room in hand. Sizing a generator is arithmetic rather than guesswork, which is why the small ones are not compromises. Farmingdale is in Monmouth County.
Why Joe chose Green Sun Energy Services
Complete backup power, from sizing and installation to the service that keeps it ready.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Standby generators: installed and serviced as a Generac Authorized Sales and Service Dealer, by factory-authorized Generac technicians. On this home: a Generac 5870 standby generator (8 kW LP / 7 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 100-amp transfer switch (dedicated (essential) circuits).
- Warranty: backed by a 1-year generator workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 444 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 621 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Farmingdale
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 97 standby generator installations in Farmingdale. Farmingdale, a borough in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.
A generator is only valuable if it's ready when the power goes out.
Thinking about a standby generator for your Farmingdale home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- January 2013
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 5870
- Rated output
- 8 kW LP / 7 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 500 sq ft
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Dedicated (Essential) Circuits
- Workmanship warranty
- 1 year
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
What is a standby generator?
A permanently installed automatic backup-power system that supplies electricity to the house when utility power is unavailable. Unlike a portable, it is permanently connected to the home's electrical system through transfer equipment and normally runs on natural gas or liquid propane. When the power fails it starts on its own, carries the connected loads, and hands the house back to the utility once service returns.
What should a Farmingdale homeowner look for in a generator installer?
A contractor who can design, permit, install, commission, maintain and repair the whole system rather than one who sells the machine. That means generator sizing and transfer equipment, disconnect and shutdown requirements, grounding and bonding, the manufacturer's own installation requirements, gas or propane capacity and pressure, the model-specific clearances, the municipal zoning setbacks, windows and vents and carbon-monoxide entry points, flood requirements where they apply, permits and inspections, utility coordination, load management, commissioning, warranty registration, monitoring and long-term service. The lowest proposal is not necessarily the lowest cost over the life of the system.
What does the kW number on a generator mean?
It is the maximum continuous output the machine is rated to produce under the manufacturer's specified conditions. A current 22 kW model, for example, is rated 22 kW on liquid propane and 21 kW on natural gas. That difference is exactly why the fuel and the model both matter when a generator is sized.