Ann from Howell, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020. The machine is a Generac 7176 rated 16 kW on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in February of 2021. The house is about 960 square feet, which is the smallest footprint on a 16 kW machine in this portfolio and makes the point better than any large house could: floor area is not the load calculation. What sets the size is the equipment that has to start. Green Sun has serviced it every year since – April of 2022, March of 2023, April of 2024, February of 2025 and January of 2026 – and it reports to remote monitoring in between.
Project Facts
- Location
- Howell, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 960 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Howell homeowners
Does a generator keep the well running during an outage in Howell?
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.
Does a generator in Howell have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.
Can the exercise time be changed?
Yes, though the procedure depends on the controller and the model, and older and newer control platforms use different setup interfaces. Remote monitoring may also offer it, depending on the generator.