Enrique from Red Bank, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2024. A Generac model 7042-2 was commissioned three weeks after it was booked, rated 19.5 kW on natural gas against a load calculation asking for 19 kW. The house is 2,600 square feet, but the kitchen and laundry are electric – a range, a second oven and an electric dryer – which is what puts the requirement so close to the machine’s rating. Two load-management modules and a surge protective device went in with it, on a 200-amp service carrying the whole house.
Project Facts
- Location
- Red Bank, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- 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.
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.
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.