Ryan from Red Bank, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2019. The generator was commissioned in March of 2020: a 16 kW Generac Guardian on natural gas, outdoors beside the meter, on a 200-amp whole-house transfer switch. The load calculation asked for 14 kW across the 2,106 square foot house, with two refrigerators, a washer, a gas dryer and a dishwasher to carry, so the machine sits above the requirement rather than at it. Whole-house rather than a critical load panel is the choice worth noting – nothing in the house has to be nominated in advance as the part that keeps working. The generator is supported by annual maintenance, a ten-year extended parts-and-labor warranty, and monitoring we manage.
Project Facts
- Location
- Red Bank, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- December 2019
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7178
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,106 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Red Bank homeowners
Why do outages last longer on some Red Bank 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.
What does a whole-house generator actually mean?
Whole-house generally means the transfer equipment serves the home's main electrical system rather than a small emergency-circuit panel. It does not promise unlimited capacity. High-demand appliances may still be prioritized or briefly shed while generator capacity is being used elsewhere.
Can the generator be connected to any nearby gas pipe?
No. The branch supplying the generator has to be sized for the flow and pressure the machine needs. A pipe that happens to be close by may be too small, or may already be carrying too much load. Undersized piping shows up as poor starting, unstable running, reduced output or a generator that shuts down under load.