Harold from Freehold, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since March of 2026. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in November of 2020, and the servicing came to us five and a half years later, beginning with the six-year service. Six years is the point at which a standby generator has outlived its original warranty and whatever attention came with it, and the question becomes simply whether anybody is still opening the enclosure once a year. An annual maintenance plan and an extended parts-and-labor warranty now sit behind the machine.
Project Facts
- Location
- Freehold, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- March 2026
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7035
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 100 amp
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Freehold homeowners
Why do outages last longer on some Freehold streets than others?
Mature tree cover over overhead lines is the usual reason. Limbs coming down in wind, snow or ice take the lines with them, so heavily treed streets tend to see both more frequent outages and longer restoration times than open ones. It is one of the honest arguments for standby power rather than a portable generator.
How can a whole house be carried on a smaller electrical service?
Through load management. One or more large loads are controlled so they do not start at the same moment, or shut down briefly if generator demand climbs too high. That is what allows whole-house coverage where the raw sum of every connected load would otherwise exceed the machine.
Does a 200-amp service need a 200-amp transfer switch?
A transfer switch installed in the service path has to be rated appropriately for the service and the configuration. A 200-amp service commonly uses a 200-amp service-rated switch, but the actual design is confirmed by the electrician rather than assumed from the service size.