Honnie from Ocean, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2020. The machine is a Generac 7173 rated 13 kW on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in April of 2021. The house is about 2,079 square feet, which a 13 kW machine carries without difficulty on a whole-house switch. Green Sun has serviced it every year since – March of 2022, March of 2023, February of 2024, January of 2025 and January of 2026 – and it reports to remote monitoring between visits.
Project Facts
- Location
- Ocean, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7173
- Rated output
- 13 kW LP / 13 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,079 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Ocean homeowners
Can a generator go in the side yard of a Ocean property?
Often yes, provided the side yard satisfies both the manufacturer's clearances and the municipality's zoning requirements. The site review covers the property-line setback, windows and doors, the gas and electric meters, the air conditioner, neighboring structures, flood conditions, service access and any local screening requirement.
What is a service-entrance-rated transfer switch?
One that is listed for use as service equipment when installed in the appropriate configuration. These are commonly used for whole-house systems, where the transfer switch becomes part of the home's service arrangement rather than sitting downstream of it.
What is a standby generator?
A permanently installed automatic backup-power system that supplies electricity to the house when utility power is unavailable. Unlike a portable, it is permanently connected to the home's electrical system through transfer equipment and normally runs on natural gas or liquid propane. When the power fails it starts on its own, carries the connected loads, and hands the house back to the utility once service returns.