Standby Generator Service
Karen and Steve from Bridgewater, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since July of 2025. Two jobs a week apart, one new and one inherited.
14.875 kW of solar
Thirty-five Jinko 425-watt panels on IronRidge rail, finished in October of 2025, with first-year production estimated at 15,119 kWh. At nearly fifteen kilowatts this is a large residential array, and the rail layout is what decides how that weight sits across the roof structure.
The generator already at the house
A Generac 7035 rated 16 kW, installed in August of 2020 by another company, feeding a 70-amp transfer switch. Green Sun took it on in August of 2025 and serviced it that September. A machine and an array on one house pull in opposite directions – one runs when the grid is down, the other shuts off when it is – so the two have to be commissioned knowing about each other.
Why Karen and Steve 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.
We keep your generator ready before the power goes out.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Solar: design and installation supervised by a NABCEP-certified professional (#PVA-111016-016148), with Enphase microinverters on every panel so each one reports its own output. On this home: a 14.875 kW solar array of 35 Jinko JKM425N-54HL4R-B panels, an EnPhase IQ8PLUS-72-M-US Micro-Single inverter and the IronRidge mounting system.
- Standby generators: installed and serviced as a Generac Authorized Sales and Service Dealer, by factory-authorized Generac technicians. On this home: a standby generator serviced by Green Sun Energy Services.
- Warranty: backed by a 10-year solar workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 27 completed solar projects and 26 completed generator service projects across Somerset County and 361 solar projects and 937 generator service projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Bridgewater
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 5 featured solar projects and 3 generator service customers in Bridgewater. Bridgewater, a township in Somerset County, is served partly by JCP&L and partly by PSE&G.
Generate electricity on your roof and use it to help power your vehicle.
Thinking about solar, generator service, or both for your Bridgewater home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
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Project Facts
- Location
- Bridgewater, NJ
- Services
- Solar Panel Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2025
Solar
- Manufacturer & model
- Jinko JKM425N-54HL4R-B
- Panels
- 35
- System size
- 14.88 kW
- Inverter
- EnPhase IQ8PLUS-72-M-US Micro-Single
- Mounting system
- IronRidge
- Estimated first-year production
- 15,119 kWh
- Share of the home's electricity
- 95%
- Electric utility
- JCP&L
- Workmanship warranty
- 10 years
Standby generator
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 7035
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Questions from Bridgewater homeowners
Standby generatorCan 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.
Standby generatorWhat fuel does a home standby generator use?
Most residential air-cooled standby generators are designed to run on either natural gas or vapour-withdrawn liquid propane. The generator and its fuel system have to be configured for whichever is chosen, and the required pressure, capacity and consumption figures depend on the model.
Standby generatorHow close to the house can a generator sit in Bridgewater?
For the air-cooled models covered by the manufacturer's listed installation guidance, the rear of the generator can be as close as eighteen inches to a qualifying structure when every condition of that listing is met. That eighteen inches is a tested installation dimension, not a zoning setback, and a municipality can require more.
SolarWhat is a microinverter and why use one per panel?
A microinverter is a small inverter installed at or near an individual module, so each panel converts on its own channel. That gives module-level visibility and limits the effect one underperforming panel has on the others around it.
SolarAre north-facing panels a bad idea?
They generally produce less annual energy in New Jersey than comparable south-facing panels, but they are not automatically unusable. Roof pitch, shading, the economics and the space available all matter, and a production model should show the expected output before north-facing modules go into a design.