Originally Posted by jmj120
Originally Posted by Ryano
I could be wrong, but I think the average house draws a little over 1 kw. Of course it spikes when using appliances that are off unless manually turned on. I think a loy of chicken farmers can get by with a 30 KW.
1000 watts??
A refrigerator is 800 watts. A TV is around 500.

Starting watts vs running watts. As long as everything doesn't start/peak at the same time. I think most refrigerators run at 100-130. Again, no electrician, just basing what I have seen on a few specific cases.