Paul from Morganville, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2021. The generator was commissioned in March of 2022: a Generac Guardian rated 19.5 kW on natural gas, on a 200-amp managed whole-house switch with a smart management module and surge protection. The load calculation asked for 14 kW across the 1,680 square foot house – two refrigerators, a washer, a gas dryer and a dishwasher – so the machine carries a wide margin over the requirement. A generator asked for well under what it can produce runs cooler and wears its parts more slowly than one working at the edge of its rating, which is worth more on a machine expected to last fifteen years than the money saved by sizing it tightly. Annual maintenance, a ten-year extended parts-and-labor warranty and monitoring we manage all sit behind it.
Why Paul chose Green Sun Energy Services
Complete backup power, from sizing and installation to the service that keeps it ready.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Standby generators: installed and serviced as a Generac Authorized Sales and Service Dealer, by factory-authorized Generac technicians. On this home: a Generac 7042-2 standby generator (22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 200-amp transfer switch (managed whole house) and serviced by Green Sun Energy Services.
- Warranty: backed by a 5-year generator workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 441 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 618 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Morganville
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 4 standby generator installations and 8 generator service customers in Morganville. Morganville, a community in Marlboro Township, is served by JCP&L.
Thinking about a standby generator for your Morganville home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Morganville, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2021
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,680 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Standby generator questions from Morganville homeowners
How is a standby generator grounded?
The grounding and bonding arrangement depends on the transfer-switch configuration, and in particular on whether the neutral is switched and the generator therefore treated as a separately derived system. It is designed by a qualified electrical contractor rather than assumed from another installation.
What happens if the manufacturer and Morganville disagree?
The installation has to satisfy all applicable requirements. A manufacturer's listing cannot be ignored, and a manufacturer's minimum clearance does not cancel a municipal zoning requirement. Where requirements conflict or the interpretation is uncertain, the Authority Having Jurisdiction is consulted before the work goes in rather than after.
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.