Generac 60kW Protector Standby Generator
Sixty kilowatts. Warehouses, car washes, mid-size retail.
Liquid-cooled, single-phase or 208/240/480 three-phase. For the building where the equipment is the business: warehouses, light manufacturing, car washes, mid-size retail.
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What a 60kW runs. Buildings, not houses.
Three-phase commercial and light industrial loads: refrigeration, rooftop HVAC, pumps, kitchens, offices. Sized from a load study, not a square-footage table.
- Walk-in coolers and freezers
- Rooftop HVAC and make-up air
- Lift-station, well and fire pumps
- Commercial kitchens and registers
- Server rooms, security, egress lighting
These are typical loads for this size with gas appliances and Houston-size air conditioning. Your panel, your AC tonnage and what you want on during an outage decide it. A free sizing visit gets you a recommended size; the sizing visit makes it exact.
Words you will hear from us, explained.
We try not to talk like electricians. When one of these slips out, this is what it means.
- Standby generator
- The permanent generator that sits beside the house, runs on your gas line, and turns itself on when the power goes out. Different from a portable you roll out and fill with gasoline.
- Transfer switch
- The box next to your breaker panel that moves the house from the power company to the generator by itself, and back again when the power returns. You never touch it.
- kW (kilowatts)
- How much the generator can power at once. Bigger number, more of the house. Most homes land between 18 and 26.
- Whole-home vs essential circuits
- Whole-home means everything comes back on. Essential circuits means only the things you picked: fridge, AC, lights, garage door, medical equipment.
- Load management
- A small add-on that takes turns starting the air conditioners and big appliances so a smaller generator can run a bigger house without stalling.
- Load calculation
- The free visit where we add up what your house draws, look at your breaker panel and your gas meter, and tell you which size fits. Nothing is final until this happens.
- Air-cooled vs liquid-cooled
- Air-cooled units (10 to 28 kW) cool themselves like a lawn mower and cover almost every home. Liquid-cooled units (30 kW and up) have a radiator like a car and cover very large homes and businesses.
- Natural gas vs propane
- Natural gas comes through the meter on your house and never runs out. Propane comes from a tank in the yard that your propane company fills. The same generator runs on either.
- Single-phase vs three-phase
- Two kinds of electrical service. Houses are single-phase. Most commercial buildings are three-phase. The generator has to match, and we check which one you have.
- Remote monitoring (Mobile Link)
- The generator reports to an app on your phone, and to us if you are on a Shield plan: it ran its weekly test, it started during an outage, it needs service.
- Weekly exercise
- The generator starts itself for a few minutes once a week to stay ready, the way you would start a car that sits.
For the building where the machines are the business.
Motors, compressors, conveyors, dryers. Sixty kilowatts, in the voltage you run on.
Warehouse, light manufacturing, car wash, mid-size retail.
Motors, HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, offices.
Senses the outage, starts itself, switches the building over. Hands it back when CenterPoint returns.
- Pick it if: heavy equipment and a load around 60.
- Step up if: bigger facilities, multi-tenant buildings, larger clinics. That's the 80.
Not sure? Five taps on the calculator gets you a size, or call and we'll size it on the phone.
In plain English.
Generac's spec sheet has a lot of words on it. This is what they mean for you.
It turns itself on.
Power goes out, it senses it, starts, and switches everything over in about ten seconds. Power comes back, it hands it back. Nobody has to be there.
A car-style engine, built to run for days.
Liquid-cooled, like the engine in your truck. It runs cooler, quieter, and longer than an air-cooled unit, which is why this is what goes in when the load is big or the outage might be long.
Quieter than the size suggests.
A sound-attenuated enclosure and a slower-turning engine. Neighbors, patients, and diners notice less than you'd think.
It runs on natural gas or propane.
The gas line you already have, or a tank. No diesel deliveries, no fuel going stale.
Single-phase or three-phase.
We match the unit to the service your building already has. You don't need to know which. We look at the meter.
You can watch it from your phone.
Mobile Link app. Cellular built in with Wi-Fi backup. Status, run history, and service alerts from anywhere, and the servicing dealer can see faults early.
Wired installs, around Houston.
Real photos of our installs. The unit in a photo may be a different size than this one.
For the people who want them.
Everything below is from Generac. Ask us if any of it needs explaining. That's what we're for.
| Power | 60kW on natural gas · 60kW on propane |
|---|---|
| Electrical | 120/240 volts single-phase, or 208/120 three-phase (configurable to 240/120 or 480/277)Comes in single-phase or three-phase. We match your service. |
| Fuel | Natural gas or propane, picked at the controllerRuns on the gas line already at the house. No gas cans. |
| Model numbers we stock | XG06045ANAX · 120/240 V single-phaseXG06045CNAX · 208/240/480 V three-phaseSame generator, different electrical service. We pick the one that matches your meter. |
| Transfer switch | Not in the box. We match a Generac automatic transfer switch to your service as part of the install. |
| Engine | Generac 4.5-liter inline four-cylinder, turbocharged and aftercooled, liquid-cooled, turning a slow 1,800 rpm. Built to run for days. |
| Case | Aluminum, Metro Gray, sound-attenuated, on a galvanized base frame. Rated for winds to 145 mph.Aluminum doesn't rust. That matters in Houston humidity. |
| Sound | 64 dB running · 55 dB during the weekly self-testMeasured 23 feet away. For reference, a central AC unit is in the same range. |
| Fuel use | Natural gas: 571 ft³/hr at half load, 972 at full. Propane: 6.4 gal/hr at half load, 11.0 at full.How much gas it burns at half load and full load. Your gas bill goes up only while it's running. |
| Warranty | Generac 5-year / 2,000-hour limited warrantyEvery install also gets Wired's free 10-year warranty. |
| Phone app | Mobile Link app. Cellular built in with Wi-Fi backup. Status, run history, and service alerts from anywhere, and the servicing dealer can see faults early. |
No price tag on the website. Here's why, and how to get your number.
The unit is only part of it. The gas run, the pad, the transfer switch, and your panel change the number from one house to the next, so a price on a web page would be wrong for most people. Getting the real one is quick.
Two minutes on the phone
Tell us the size of the house and what you want to keep running. We'll tell you if the 60 is the one and what an install like yours usually involves.
Call (713) 467-1125We come look, then quote it
We count your circuits, check the gas meter, and pick the spot. You get a written, itemized number. No allowances that turn into surprises.
Book the free visitMonthly, if you'd rather
Synchrony plans on generators and electrical work, and other lenders if Synchrony isn't the fit. We show you the options at the visit.
See the plansFree visit, permit, one day, lights back in ten seconds.
- Site walk. We look at your service, your load, and where the unit and switch would go. Free.
- A real quote. Written, itemized, in the phase and voltage your building already has.
- Permit and install. Our own crews, scheduled around your hours. Nights and weekends if that keeps your doors open.
- Load test. We throw the main with you watching and hand you the report.
Compare it with the others.
Single-phase or three-phase, in the voltage your building already has. Grocery, cold storage, churches, warehouses, multi-building sites.
Small shops, offices, and strip-center suites on three-phase service.
See this one →Retail, small clinics, churches. Big houses, too.
See this one →Larger clinics, small multi-tenant buildings.
See this one →Warehouses, manufacturing, car washes, mid-size retail.
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Bigger facilities, multi-tenant buildings, larger clinics.
See this one →Grocery, larger clinics, churches with a campus, multi-building.
See this one →
Cold storage, light industrial, restaurants with a big walk-in.
See this one →Industrial, data and telecom, multi-building sites.
See this one →Ask about the 60kW.
Tell us about the house and we'll tell you if the 60 is the right one, what the install involves, and what the payment options look like. No pressure, and the visit is free.
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