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
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.
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.
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.