In other threads you read often about big houses and high kVA capacity installed but never anything about the true power usage hence this thread.
Ok our case. Family 2 adults, 2 children under 9.
We use 12000 kWh per year.
All electric household with 3 kW 40 gallon hotwater cylinder.
4 x 2.2kW electric plug in heaters over the two cold months. These may run only for a few hours because our place is well insulated.
9.1 kW electric range
2.4 kW dryer
2.4 kW dishwasher
2 fridges < 1 kW each
The usuall kitchen stuff like a wok, toaster, frying pan, coffe machine, mixer etc etc.
Then heaps of the usuall equipments like 4 VCR's, 5 TV's, 2 computers, 2 stereos, etc.
Lights: 5 high efficiency CFL lamps 4 double fluorescent lamps and about 25 normal filament lamps rated between 40 and 100 Watts.
This is all fed from a single phase supply rated at 63 Amps at 230 Volts 50 Hz rewirable pole fuse.
You have to load it up to about 100 Amps for a while to blow those anyway.
I have check meters in my place and over the 15 years we are in our house never exceeded 12.5 kW over a 15 minute interval which equates at around 54 Ampères continuous.
I'm Interested to see yearly usuages in the USA and other countries so please post your data.
Thanks
Raymond
