Steve and Peggy from Ocean, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since February of 2021. The machine is a Generac 7226 rated 18 kW on propane and 17 kW on natural gas, running on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in November of 2021. The house is about 1,758 square feet, comfortably inside what 18 kW carries. Green Sun has serviced it in November of 2022, December of 2023, November of 2024 and October of 2025, and it reports to remote monitoring in between.
Project Facts
- Location
- Ocean, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- February 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7226
- Rated output
- 18 kW LP / 17 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,758 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Ocean homeowners
Does a generator in Ocean have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.
Can a standby generator run central air conditioning?
Yes, when it is sized for it. The design has to account for both the running demand and the starting surge of the air-conditioning equipment. Load-management equipment can be used where necessary so that demand does not all arrive at once.
What is a service-entrance-rated transfer switch?
One that is listed for use as service equipment when installed in the appropriate configuration. These are commonly used for whole-house systems, where the transfer switch becomes part of the home's service arrangement rather than sitting downstream of it.