The fuel side is half the job
A generator without adequate fuel is a sculpture. Natural gas hookup means verifying your home's gas system can feed a very thirsty new appliance — a 20 kW generator at full load burns roughly 300+ cubic feet of gas per hour, more than a furnace, water heater, and range combined. Many homes' existing gas lines and meters weren't sized with that in mind.
What we check
Meter capacity. Your gas meter has a maximum flow rating. Add the generator's demand to your existing appliances' demand — if the total exceeds the meter, the gas utility upgrades it. Line sizing. The pipe run from the meter to the generator has to carry the full load without excessive pressure drop. Long runs or small pipe mean upsizing. Pressure. We verify adequate pressure at the generator under load — a generator starved of gas runs rough, throws fault codes, or won't carry full load.
What we install
The dedicated gas line from your meter (or a tee off the main) to the generator location: properly sized pipe, code-compliant routing (underground where needed, protected where exposed), a shutoff valve at the generator, sediment trap, and pressure testing before we connect. Gas permits are part of the job — we handle the paperwork and the inspection.
Working with the gas utility
When a meter upgrade is needed, we coordinate directly with the gas company — the assessment identifies it upfront so it's not a surprise on installation day. In our experience, most Waldorf-area homes on natural gas need at most a meter upsize, not a full line replacement. We'll know after the assessment.
Send the form below — tell us you have natural gas and we'll evaluate the fuel side with the electrical side, one visit.