Victor and Risa from Middletown, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since September of 2020. The machine is a Generac 7042-2 rated 22 kW on propane and 19.5 kW on natural gas, running on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch. It was commissioned in August of 2021. At about 3,699 square feet the house is at the size where a 22 kW machine and a 150-amp switch is the sensible pairing: the switch carries the whole panel, and the machine is rated to hold it with the air conditioning running.
Excellent and professionally installed, respectful of homeowners property and priorities.
Why Victor and Risa chose Green Sun Energy Services
Complete backup power, from sizing and installation to the service that keeps it ready.
Why they chose us
Victor and Risa chose Green Sun Energy Services to handle the standby generator installation at their Middletown home, trusting the company to size and set up a system that would keep the lights on when the grid goes down. The team installed a Generac 22 kW natural gas standby generator paired with a managed whole-house automatic transfer switch, giving their 3,699-square-foot home full backup coverage. From the start, Victor and Risa found the crew "respectful of homeowners property and priorities," which made the process straightforward and stress-free. With standby generator service also in place, they could count on the system staying ready well before any outage arrived, which is exactly what brought them on as clients in September 2020.
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 7042-2 standby generator (22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch (managed whole house) 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 436 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 612 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Middletown
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 70 standby generator installations and 117 generator service customers in Middletown. Middletown, a township on Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.
Thinking about a standby generator for your Middletown home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Middletown, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2020
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 3,699 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Standby generator questions from Middletown homeowners
Do generator requirements in Middletown differ from the next town over?
The manufacturer's equipment requirements do not change when you cross a municipal boundary into Middletown, but local zoning can. A township may impose its own side-yard and rear-yard setbacks, mechanical-equipment rules, screening, noise requirements and floodplain provisions. That is why every property gets a municipal zoning review rather than a general answer.
Can the generator stay connected during a pressure test?
The machine has to be protected from test pressures beyond what its fuel controls are built to withstand. The fuel-gas code sets out when appliances are disconnected or isolated for testing, and the plumbing contractor follows both that code and the generator's installation instructions.
Can a generator sit next to the air-conditioning condenser?
Potentially, provided the installation preserves the clearances required by both machines. The generator's hot exhaust should not be directed at the condenser, and neither unit should obstruct the other's airflow or service access. In practice that often means about three feet or more of separation, but the manufacturers' actual requirements decide it.