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Bob

wrote:
Here is a question for someone who knows the code.

I will be installing a generator aboout 60 feet from my home. Could
someone tell me what code requires for grounding it?

Do I put in a grounding rod/rods at the generator site or run its ground
wire to the panel in the house? (It seems that the former could cause a
ground loop and the latter would allow for some potential (voltage) between
the generator and the adjacent earth.)

Thanks.

OK, I've read all the responses to the op's question and I'm still
confused. I know the goal is to make sure there is a ground in place
before & after the transfer switch. But is there a problem if the
generator is grounded to a rod and also connected to the service
ground? When I googled "ground loops", almost all responses were in
relation to hum in audio/electronics rather than electrical
distribution. So you even if have a ground loop between the service
ground & generator ground with maybe 1-2 volts differential, does that
really make any difference for running lights, refrigerator, and maybe
a radio while on generator power?

Bob S.