alt Hacker NewsThat's why they said "depending on country"
In North America we are on 120V, making a standard 15A outlet only 1500W max, and something like 1200W sustained. To use higher wattage appliances, we have to upgrade our outlets to 20A (2000/1600W) or up our voltage to 240V, but that carries a different set of plugs and outlets as well.
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cyberax • yesterday at 7:24 PM
> In North America we are on 120V, making a standard 15A outlet only 1500W max, and something like 1200W sustained.
It's 1800W for short periods and 1500W sustained.
Usually the home service is 200+ amps these days which is 24 KW total across all circuits, though you're right that most individual circuits are only 10-15 amp.