Stacey and Dante from Cranford, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since March of 2021. Two systems, signed six days apart and commissioned on the same day.
An 18 kW standby generator
A Generac 7228 rated 18 kW on propane and 17 kW on natural gas, running on natural gas, on a 200-amp transfer switch. The house is about 2,500 square feet and the switch is service-sized, so the panel transfers as it stands rather than a chosen set of circuits.
7.875 kW of solar
Twenty-one LG 375-watt panels on an Ecolibrium Solar mounting system, with first-year production estimated at 10,210 kWh.
Finished the same day
That is unusual and it is worth doing where the schedule allows. Both systems touch the electrical service, and commissioning them together means one shutdown, one inspection visit and one set of tests rather than two of each – and the interaction between them gets checked at the point where both are live.
Why Stacey and Dante chose Green Sun Energy Services
More than solar panels: a professionally managed energy system, from design and permitting through installation, inspection, activation and ongoing support.
Complete backup power, from sizing and installation to the service that keeps it ready.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Solar: design and installation supervised by a NABCEP-certified professional (#PVA-111016-016148), with SolarEdge optimizers on every panel so each one reports its own output. On this home: a 7.875 kW solar array of 21 LG LG375N1C-A6 panels, a SolarEdge SE6000H-US000NNC2 inverter and the Ecolibrium Solar mounting system.
- Standby generators: installed and serviced as a Generac Authorized Sales and Service Dealer, by factory-authorized Generac technicians. On this home: a Generac 7228 standby generator (18 kW LP / 17 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 200-amp transfer switch (managed whole house).
- Warranty: backed by a 10-year solar workmanship warranty and a 1-year generator workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 20 completed solar projects and 40 completed standby generator projects across Union County and 361 solar projects and 621 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Cranford
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 1 featured solar project and 3 standby generator installations in Cranford. Cranford, a township in Union County, is served by PSE&G.
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Thinking about solar, a standby generator, or both for your Cranford home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Cranford, NJ
- Services
- Solar Panel Installation, Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- March 2021
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- LG LG375N1C-A6
- Panels
- 21
- System size
- 7.88 kW
- Inverter
- SolarEdge SE6000H-US000NNC2
- Mounting system
- Ecolibrium Solar
- Estimated first-year production
- 10,210 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 90%
- Electric utility
- PSE&G
- Workmanship warranty
- 10 years
Standby generator
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 7228
- Rated output
- 18 kW LP / 17 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,500 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
- Workmanship warranty
- 1 year
Questions from Cranford homeowners
Standby generatorDoes a generator keep the well running during an outage in Cranford?
Yes, when the well pump is included in the design. A private well pump is electric, so without power there is no running water at all -- a different order of problem from losing the lights. Homes on a well are among the clearest cases for standby power, and the pump belongs on the load list from the start.
Standby generatorCan a fence be put around the generator?
Potentially, but a fence cannot encroach on the required airflow, exhaust and service clearances. A removable screening panel suits some installations, though technicians still need room to open the machine and work on it safely. Local zoning may separately require or regulate screening.
Standby generatorHow 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.
SolarDoes a solar installation need permits in Cranford?
Yes. A permanently installed photovoltaic system normally requires construction permits under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. A residential project commonly involves electrical review, building and structural review, fire-access considerations and municipal inspections.
SolarDoes the electric meter get changed?
The utility has to provide metering capable of properly measuring the electricity delivered to and received from a net-metered customer. Which meter that is, and how it gets swapped, varies by utility.