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Re:Ford’s electric pickup can power a house for days by Kirby64 on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @11:28AM (#31583286)
Not actually true, to be clear, for outlets. Yes, the majority are allowed to be 15 amp circuits, however there are a few circuits (notably, ones in the kitchen) that by code (any recent code, NEC 2007 or beyond I think) that mandate that they be 20 amp circuits.

Notably:

* Kitchens must have at least two separate 20 amp circuits (for use for small appliances on countertops, traditionally) for general use

* Fridges need a dedicated 20 amp circuit

* Microwaves need a dedicated 20 amp circuit

Beyond that, yeah, absolute minimum is 15 amp throughout the house.

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Re:Ford’s electric pickup can power a house for days by dreamcompiler on Thursday June 02, 2022 @06:09PM (#31601159)
I built my first house in 1997 so my memory of NEC is mostly from then. It seemed ludicrous to run 15A circuits especially to kitchens and bathrooms, so I didn't. It did require GFCIs in the usual places back then. I built another house in 2007 and by that time AFCIs were required in bedrooms.

The code does seem to get a bit better over time.

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