Just an observation.

[nizak]

With smart meters now in place I've been making a point to check the peak demand that's on them whenever I work at a residence.

It's surprising how low most all the demand numbers are.

Ive kept a rough record of the numbers and have found an average to be around 9KW.

I checked an all electric house with :
Baseboard heat
Range
Dryer
Water heater
Garage unit heater
(1) mini split

and found 17.7 kw as max recorded

Just found it interesting

 

[drcampbell]

Does that 17 kW peak include the coldest winter night of the year?

Conventional wisdom has it that an all-electric house "requires" 200-amp service, but 17 kW is almost within the limits of a 60-amp fusebox.

 

[winnie]

The residential _average_ consumption is 1.22 kW ( https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97 )

Thanks for gathering the data about peak values!

-Jon

 

[tortuga]

I dont think we get peak demand on residential meters around here.
That is interesting

 

[gadfly56]

The residential _average_ consumption is 1.22 kW ( https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97 )

Thanks for gathering the data about peak values!

-Jon

This is in line with our own consumption; about 30 kW-hr per day in the winter and 50 kW-hr per day during the cooling season.