Debbie from Lincroft, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2018. She and Shawn signed in early July and the generator was commissioned in the third week of September, a 16 kW Generac on its own pad behind a 200-amp service-rated switch with a power management module. It covers 3,000 square feet with a refrigerator, a dishwasher, the laundry and a sump pump. A PowerBase plan has kept it serviced since. Lincroft is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Lincroft, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2018
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7037
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 3,000 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Lincroft homeowners
Do generator requirements in Lincroft differ from the next town over?
The manufacturer's equipment requirements do not change when you cross a municipal boundary into Lincroft, but local zoning can. A township may impose its own side-yard and rear-yard setbacks, mechanical-equipment rules, screening, noise requirements and floodplain provisions. That is why every property gets a municipal zoning review rather than a general answer.
Does a 200-amp service need a 200-amp transfer switch?
A transfer switch installed in the service path has to be rated appropriately for the service and the configuration. A 200-amp service commonly uses a 200-amp service-rated switch, but the actual design is confirmed by the electrician rather than assumed from the service size.
Does a generator produce less on natural gas than on propane?
Some models do have a lower rated maximum output on natural gas than on propane -- a current 22 kW machine is rated 22 kW on LP and 21 kW on natural gas. Other models carry their own ratings, so the model-specific specification sheet is what settles it rather than a general rule.