Robert from Forked River, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2024, and in the sixteen months that followed the house took three trades in a deliberate order.
A 19.5 kW Generac on a managed whole-house switch
Commissioned in October of 2024: a Generac Guardian rated 19.5 kW on natural gas – 22 kW were it running on propane – behind a 200-amp managed whole-house transfer switch with two smart management modules and whole-house surge protection. The house is 2,700 square feet with two refrigerators, a dishwasher, a washer and a gas dryer. Two management modules on a machine this size are what let the switch be a whole-house one honestly: rather than nominating circuits to go without, the modules hold back the largest intermittent loads only for as long as those loads would otherwise overrun the generator. They also left headroom that was about to be wanted.
A ChargePoint on a 60-amp circuit, load-managed
Hardwired in May of 2025 – ChargePoint Home Flex, J1772, on a dedicated 60-amp breaker, 11.5 kW output, roughly 36 miles of range an hour. It carries a load-management module of its own, and that is the detail worth noticing. A charger drawing this much is one of the largest single loads in the house, and on a property with a standby generator it has to be manageable from two directions: the panel’s point of view while the grid is up, and the generator’s while it is not.
29 panels, 12.47 kW and 210 feet of critter guard
In September of 2025, 29 Jinko 430-watt modules went up with Enphase IQ8PLUS microinverters, estimated at 15,856 kilowatt hours in the first year and interconnected by JCP&L in November. The roof needed nothing, so the array went straight on with no tear-off to schedule around. Two hundred and ten feet of six-inch critter guard was fitted around the finished array afterwards. Retro-fitting guard once the panels are up is more awkward than doing it during the install and it is still worth doing: the gap beneath an array is sheltered, dry and about the size a squirrel is looking for, and the wiring up there is the expensive part of the roof.
Why the order worked
The generator came first, the charger second and the array third, and each was specified knowing what was coming next. The management modules went onto a house that was going to add a car charger; the charger was given a module of its own so it can be shed while the machine is carrying the house; and the array went onto a roof with decades left in it, so nothing has to come apart later to get underneath. Three trades, one 200-amp service, and not a step that had to be undone to make room for the one after it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Forked River, NJ
- Services
- EV Charger Installation, Solar Critter Guard, Solar Panel Installation, Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- June 2024
Solar
- Panels
- Jinko Model # JKM430N-54HL4R-B
- Panels
- 29
- System size
- 12.47 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase IQ8PLUS-72-M-US Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- IronRidge
- Estimated first-year production
- 15,856 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 100%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
Standby generator
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,700 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
EV charger
- Charger
- ChargePoint Model # CPH50-HARDWIRE-L23
- Charging port
- CCS (J1772)
- Circuit breaker
- 60 amp
- Charging stations
- 1
- Estimated range added per hour
- Estimated Range Per Hour: 36 mi / 58 km
Questions from Forked River homeowners
Standby generatorCan the existing natural-gas service in a Forked River home supply a generator?
Often yes, but the gas system has to be evaluated first. The review covers the generator's BTU demand, meter capacity, available pressure, regulator capacity, pipe diameter and length, and every other gas appliance in the house -- furnace, boiler, water heater, range and fireplace among them.
SolarWhich electrical code applies to a solar installation?
New Jersey currently adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code. The articles that matter for solar are 690 for photovoltaic systems, 705 for sources interconnected with the grid, 706 where there is battery storage, and 750 for energy management systems where applicable.
EV chargingCan a Tesla Wall Connector be set below its maximum?
Yes. It can be commissioned to operate below 48 amps where the house's electrical system will not support the full rate. That is often what makes a charger possible without a service upgrade, and for most driving the difference in overnight charging is smaller than it sounds.
EV chargingWhat does hardwiring the charger mean in practice?
The charger is wired directly to the branch circuit rather than plugged into a receptacle. That removes a high-current plug and socket from a connection that carries a heavy load for hours at a time, allows the equipment's full range of output settings, and makes for a cleaner installation outdoors.