Angela from Highlands, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2022. The 20 kW Generac was installed by another company in February of 2014, and the servicing came to us eight years later. Three annual services followed – December of 2022, January of 2024 and December of 2024 – with a repair call in between. Highlands sits on the bayshore, where the storms that take the power out are the same ones that make a house hardest to leave, which is the whole argument for a machine that starts on its own.
Project Facts
- Location
- Highlands, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- December 2022
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 5887
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Highlands homeowners
What is Base Flood Elevation and why does it matter here?
Base Flood Elevation is the elevation associated with the base flood -- generally the flood with a one percent chance of being reached or exceeded in any year. For a generator it is often the starting point for working out how high the mechanical and electrical equipment has to be protected or raised.
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 new gas piping have to be pressure tested in Highlands?
Yes. Gas piping subject to the adopted fuel-gas code must be inspected and tested before it is accepted. New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, which governs the inspection, the test pressure and how long the test has to hold.