Steve from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since October of 2015. He and Kristen signed in early October and the generator was commissioned four days before New Year, a 16 kW Generac in a steel enclosure on its own pad wired to a sixteen-circuit switch. The protected list is 1,000 square feet with a refrigerator, an electric dryer and two sump pumps, and the dryer plus the pumps is what set the rating rather than the floor area. Middletown is in Monmouth County.
Why Steve 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) and serviced by Green Sun Energy Services.
- Warranty: backed by a 5-year generator workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 443 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 620 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Middletown
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 72 standby generator installations and 121 generator service customers in Middletown. Middletown, a township on Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.
Thinking about a standby generator for your Middletown home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Middletown, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- October 2015
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 6461
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,000 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 400 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Dedicated (Essential) Circuits
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Standby generator questions from Middletown homeowners
Can a generator go in the side yard of a Middletown property?
Often yes, provided the side yard satisfies both the manufacturer's clearances and the municipality's zoning requirements. The site review covers the property-line setback, windows and doors, the gas and electric meters, the air conditioner, neighboring structures, flood conditions, service access and any local screening requirement.
What does the kW number on a generator mean?
It is the maximum continuous output the machine is rated to produce under the manufacturer's specified conditions. A current 22 kW model, for example, is rated 22 kW on liquid propane and 21 kW on natural gas. That difference is exactly why the fuel and the model both matter when a generator is sized.
How is the gas pipe size worked out?
From the generator's demand, the available pressure, the pipe length, the allowable pressure drop, the fittings, the pipe material and every other appliance connected to the system. The adopted fuel-gas code carries the sizing requirements and tables, and the model's published fuel consumption goes into the calculation.