29 Jun 2023 5:38 am
Agreed...TX is setting usage records with this heat wave...michaelf » 29 Jun 2023, 4:27 am » wrote: ↑ Even if the grid could handle it...heck our power goes out if it even looks like the weather might turn bad. LOL I spent the day and night before our worst storm last winter getting my gas generator wired up and running. It took plenty of starter fluid and a respectable supply of gasoline. My gas powered car and generator are my fallback for when the power goes out. Just what I need on some windy subzero night...no heat, no power and no way to travel to where there is heat. We'll all be installing wood or coal stoves and stockpiling fuel on site just to survive the winter. LOL
Anyway, even if the grid could handle it, a lot of people with 100 A service to their home (especially those in older homes) are going to have trouble running a charger at home.
i do fire and safety inspections for an insurance underwriter and surprisingly, they're still building new homes with 100 amp service...every time I see one, I think, "really?" I suppose anywhere to save a dime...that's about how much more it would cost for 200 amp service...what people don't understand, you can never have enough capacity...like outlets...
hell, my 200 amp box is full with a few double single slot breakers added in...desperate measures for desperate times...
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