Scott from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since January of 2021. This was a replacement rather than a first installation: an existing 20 kW Generac was removed and properly disposed of, and the new machine went in on the same site, commissioned on 10 February. It was sized against a 15 kW calculation for the 2,800 square foot house, with a sump pump, two refrigerators, a washer, a gas dryer and a dishwasher on the load list. A generator that has reached the end of its life is a particular kind of problem: it looks exactly like a working one until the day it is needed, and the only way to know is to have somebody open it. Annual maintenance, an extended parts-and-labor warranty and monitoring we manage all sit behind the new machine.
Why Scott 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 5887 standby generator (20 kW LP / 18 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch (whole house) 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 446 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 623 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Middletown
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 72 standby generator installations and 120 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
- January 2021
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 5887
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,800 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Whole House
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Standby generator questions from Middletown 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.
How level does a generator have to be?
Within the leveling tolerance specified in its installation manual -- applicable air-cooled instructions have used roughly a half-inch overall. A poorly prepared base can settle after installation and bring on drainage, vibration or enclosure problems that were not there on the day it went in.
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Middletown 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.