Kevin from Union, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2020. The generator was commissioned in April of 2021, on a 100-amp managed whole-house switch, sized against a 15 kW calculation for the 1,600 square foot house, with two refrigerators, a washer, a gas dryer and a dishwasher on the load list. Two conditions were agreed before the work: the large bush in front of the electric meter removed, and the garage wall cleared so the gas line could be run from the front of the house to the back. The contract also carried an unusual offer – if someone nearby contracted and installed with us, a credit would go on the last invoice of both households, not only the one making the introduction. A referral arrangement that pays the person being referred as well as the person referring is a different proposition from one that does not, and it is worth stating plainly.
Project Facts
- Location
- Union, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- September 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,600 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 100 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Union homeowners
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 existing natural-gas service in a Union 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.
What is a service-entrance-rated transfer switch?
One that is listed for use as service equipment when installed in the appropriate configuration. These are commonly used for whole-house systems, where the transfer switch becomes part of the home's service arrangement rather than sitting downstream of it.