“The average house requires a 200A panel which is 48Kw.”
Yeah, but that’s for the peak load. Go slap an amprobe on it and see. You usually draw a small fraction of that. I think I read somewhere the utilites figure a couple kw/home on average.
Not true. You house must be wired to accommodate the maximum load which means #2 gauge wire or bigger.
When I wired my house I had to calculate loads based on maximums not what I intended to use. It's always possible that your ref., well pump, dryer, A/C, lighting, etc. will run at the same time. THAT's what you have to plan on.
I’ve been investigating this - really hard since the “smart grid” speech - and it’s the “kwHours per day” that you need to look at. Batteries store up when you’re at less than peak load, and make up for the generation when demand is high.
I’m interested in this because we all know where they’re headed with this “smart grid” technology -
controlling individuals’ usage. And they will CUT YOU OFF if you are doing something they don’t approve of.