Sherry from Scotch Plains, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2020. This was a replacement on an existing installation, commissioned in July of 2020: a 10 kW machine on natural gas, feeding an existing indoor ten-circuit transfer switch, with two sump pumps and a refrigerator among the essential loads. The control wire between generator and transfer switch had to be replaced as part of the work, having been run in conduit that was no longer serviceable. That is the detail that separates a straight swap from a proper replacement – the machine is the visible part, but the wiring that tells it when to start is what actually makes it a backup system rather than an ornament. Annual maintenance, a ten-year extended parts-and-labor warranty and monitoring we manage all sit behind it.
Why Sherry 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 7171 standby generator (10 kW LP / 9 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 100-amp transfer switch (essential circuits/nema-1r (indoor)) 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 40 completed standby generator projects across Union County and 621 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Scotch Plains
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 11 standby generator installations and 9 generator service customers in Scotch Plains. Scotch Plains, a township in Union County, is served by PSE&G.
Thinking about a standby generator for your Scotch Plains home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Scotch Plains, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- April 2020
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 7171
- Rated output
- 10 kW LP / 9 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 300 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Essential Circuits/NEMA-1R (Indoor)
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Standby generator questions from Scotch Plains homeowners
What happens when the utility power comes back?
The system detects the return of acceptable utility power and transfers the house back automatically. The generator then runs through a programmed cool-down before shutting off and returning to standby. Nobody has to switch anything back by hand.
Do underground utilities have to be marked before the trench is dug?
Yes. Underground facilities must be addressed through the New Jersey One Call process before the excavation begins, which is what protects buried gas, electric, telecommunications and water lines from being struck.
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Scotch Plains 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.