Richard from Leonardo, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2020. The machine is a Generac 7176 rated 16 kW on natural gas, on a 200-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in June of 2021. At about 2,365 square feet with a service-sized switch, the panel transfers as it stands. Green Sun has maintained it every June since – 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Leonardo sits on the bayshore, where an outage is more often a storm than a fault on the line.
Project Facts
- Location
- Leonardo, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- November 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,365 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Leonardo homeowners
Does a generator in Leonardo 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.
What 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Most residential air-cooled standby generators are designed to run on either natural gas or vapour-withdrawn liquid propane.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.
Does the residential building code apply to a generator?
It can. For applicable one- and two-family dwellings New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Residential Code, subject to state amendments. Structural and flood-related generator installations may therefore need review under the residential subcode as well as the electrical and fuel requirements.