Standby Generator Installation

When the power goes out, a standby generator starts on its own. It is wired into the house and runs on natural gas or propane, so there is nothing to drag out of the garage and nothing to fill in the dark. Below are standby generators we have installed at homes across New Jersey. Each one shows the unit that went in, the transfer switch behind it and the town it is in, and where the homeowner left a review you will find that too. If you are trying to work out what size you need, this is a good place to start.

621 completed standby generator projects across 123 New Jersey towns, including 123 with a review written by the customer.

Standby Generator Installation and Standby Generator Service in New Providence, NJ

Standby Generator Installation in New Providence, NJ | A 20 kW Generac on a 200-Amp Switch

John from New Providence, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2020. The machine is a Generac 7039-1 rated 20 kW on propane and 18 kW on natural gas, running on natural gas, on a 200-amp transfer switch. It was commissioned in May of 2021. A 200-amp whole-house switch on a house of about 2,800 square feet means the panel transfers exactly as it stands. Green Sun has serviced it in May of 2022, July of 2023, August of 2024 and July of 2025, and it is on remote monitoring in between.

Standby Generator Installation and Standby Generator Service in Ocean, NJ

Standby Generator Installation in Ocean, NJ | A 13 kW Generac on a 150-Amp Switch

Honnie from Ocean, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2020. The machine is a Generac 7173 rated 13 kW on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in April of 2021. The house is about 2,079 square feet, which a 13 kW machine carries without difficulty on a whole-house switch. Green Sun has serviced it every year since – March of 2022, March of 2023, February of 2024, January of 2025 and January of 2026 – and it reports to remote monitoring between visits.

16 kW Generac standby generator in Aberdeen, NJ

16 kW Standby Generator Installation in Aberdeen, NJ | Sized for 1,800 Square Feet on a 200-Amp Switch

Steven from Aberdeen, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2020. A Generac Guardian rated 16 kW went in the following July, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch, with 1,800 square feet of living space behind it on the load survey. The switch is the decision that matters more than the rating: it is the difference between a generator that runs the house and one that runs a list.

22 kW Generac standby generator in Colts Neck, NJ

22 kW Standby Generator Installation in Colts Neck, NJ | Sized for 3,600 Square Feet on a 200-Amp Switch

Katia from Colts Neck, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since October of 2020. A Generac Guardian rated 22 kW on propane and 19.5 kW on natural gas went in the following July, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch, with 3,600 square feet of living space behind it on the load survey. Nine months between booking and installation is ordinary for a machine this size: the gas work and the township inspection each set their own pace, and the generator waits on both.

200-amp automatic transfer switch in Middletown, NJ

22 kW Standby Generator Installation in Middletown, NJ | Sized for 3,684 Square Feet on a 200-Amp Switch

Michael from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2021. A Generac Guardian rated 22 kW on propane and 19.5 kW on natural gas went in the following April, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch. The load survey put 3,684 square feet of living space behind it, which is what puts the machine at the top of the air-cooled range, and the switch is sized to the service so the whole house comes back rather than a chosen part of it.

22 kW Generac standby generator in Middletown, NJ

22 kW Standby Generator Installation in Middletown, NJ | Sized for 3,200 Square Feet on a 200-Amp Switch

Peter from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020. A Generac Guardian rated 22 kW on propane and 19.5 kW on natural gas went in the following January, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch, with 3,200 square feet of living space behind it on the load survey. At 22 kW behind a service-sized switch the machine is not carrying a shortlist of circuits, it is carrying the house – which is what the survey found it needed.

200-amp automatic transfer switch in Hazlet, NJ

18 kW Standby Generator Installation in Hazlet, NJ | Sized for 1,836 Square Feet on a 200-Amp Switch

James from Hazlet, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since March of 2021. A Generac Guardian rated 18 kW on propane and 17 kW on natural gas went in that October, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch. The load survey put 1,836 square feet of living space behind it, and the 200-amp switch takes the whole service rather than a selected group of circuits – so an outage changes nothing about how the house is used.

18 kW Generac standby generator in Middletown, NJ

18 kW Standby Generator Installation in Middletown, NJ | Sized for 2,223 Square Feet on a 200-Amp Switch

Al from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2022. A Generac Guardian rated 18 kW on propane and 17 kW on natural gas went in that August, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch, with 2,223 square feet of living space behind it on the load survey. The switch is sized to the service rather than to a selected group of circuits, so nothing about the house has to change when the power does.

20 kW Generac standby generator in Middletown, NJ

20 kW Standby Generator Installation in Middletown, NJ | Sized for 2,888 Square Feet on a 200-Amp Switch

Milton and Gloria from Middletown, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since August of 2020. A Generac Guardian rated 20 kW on propane and 18 kW on natural gas went in that November, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch, with 2,888 square feet of living space behind it on the load survey. Natural gas is what makes a machine this size practical to live with: nothing to deliver and nothing to monitor, so an outage lasting four days demands no more attention than one lasting four hours.

200-amp automatic transfer switch in Middletown, NJ

22 kW Standby Generator Installation in Middletown, NJ | Sized for 5,000 Square Feet on a 200-Amp Switch

Christine from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020. A Generac Guardian rated 22 kW on propane and 19.5 kW on natural gas went in that October, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch. The load survey put 5,000 square feet of living space behind it, which is what puts the machine at the top of the air-cooled range rather than in the middle of it – and with the switch sized to the whole service, an outage takes nothing off the table.

Standby Generator Service in Toms River, NJ

18 kW Standby Generator Installation in Toms River, NJ | Sized for 1,351 Square Feet on a 100-Amp Switch

William from Toms River, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2023. A Generac Guardian rated 18 kW on propane and 17 kW on natural gas went in that November, running on natural gas, behind a 100-amp automatic transfer switch. The load survey put 1,351 square feet of living space behind it, and the switch is sized to the service rather than to a handful of selected circuits – so when the street goes dark nothing has to be chosen, and the house comes back on its own within seconds.

200-amp automatic transfer switch in Millstone Township, NJ

Standby Generator Installation and Holiday Lighting in Millstone Township, NJ | 24 kW and 161 C7 Bulbs

Edward from Millstone Township, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2021. The generator came first and the holiday lighting followed three winters later, on the same house and the same rooflines. A 24 kW standby generator: The Generac was commissioned in April of 2021 and is rated 24 kW on propane and 21 kW on the natural gas it runs on here. The load survey came to 4,000 square feet, which is what puts it at the top of the air-cooled range, and a 200-amp automatic transfer switch backs the whole panel rather than

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