Linda from Marlboro, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2013. She and Brian signed in December and the generator was commissioned in the first week of March, a 20 kW Generac behind a 200-amp service-rated switch with two power management modules. It covers 4,234 square feet with two refrigerators, an electric oven, a dishwasher, the laundry and a sump pump. A PowerBase plan has kept it serviced since. Marlboro is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Marlboro, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- December 2013
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6244
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 4,234 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Marlboro homeowners
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Marlboro 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.
Can an existing propane tank be reused for a new generator?
Possibly. Existing propane equipment can be reused when it is correctly sized, sited, regulated, maintained and capable of supplying the demand the generator adds. The propane supplier should verify capacity and regulator performance before the machine is commissioned rather than after.
Why do outages last longer on some Marlboro streets than others?
Mature tree cover over overhead lines is the usual reason. Limbs coming down in wind, snow or ice take the lines with them, so heavily treed streets tend to see both more frequent outages and longer restoration times than open ones. It is one of the honest arguments for standby power rather than a portable generator.