Jacob from Keansburg, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2014. He signed at the end of July and the generator was commissioned in the last week of September, a 16 kW Generac in a steel enclosure on its own pad wired to a sixteen-circuit switch, covering 1,500 square feet with a refrigerator, a dishwasher and the laundry. Keansburg sits on the Raritan Bay in Monmouth County, where the water and the wind arrive together.
Why Jacob 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 6461 standby generator (16 kW LP / 16 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 100-amp transfer switch (dedicated (essential) circuits).
- Warranty: backed by a 1-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 Keansburg
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 2 standby generator installations in Keansburg. Keansburg, a borough on Raritan Bay in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.
A generator is only valuable if it's ready when the power goes out.
Thinking about a standby generator for your Keansburg home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Keansburg, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- July 2014
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 6461
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,500 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 100 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Dedicated (Essential) Circuits
- Workmanship warranty
- 1 year
Standby generator questions from Keansburg homeowners
Does a standby generator need a permit in Keansburg?
A permanently installed generator normally requires New Jersey Uniform Construction Code permits, because it involves permanent electrical and fuel work. Depending on the property and the municipality, building, zoning, floodplain, utility or fire-code review can also apply.
Should gas pressure be checked while the generator is running?
Yes. Operating pressure means more than a static reading taken with the generator off. The fuel system has to hold adequate pressure while the generator runs and other appliances may also be drawing gas. That matters most when an existing residential service is being reused.
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.