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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by carcostthrow on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @02:09PM (#34342995)
>It has been the standard for quite a few years, and I cannot imagine only having 100A service in a proper house

100A service is fairly normal here for smaller homes. As heating here is primarily done by natural gas furnaces rather then electrical heating. Which make sense; gas is way cheaper to heat with here then electricity. And it saves a dollar for the developer.

I don't know about larger homes though; I'd imagine that they'd have 200A circuits but it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't unless the builder specifically requested it.

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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by brianwawok on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @02:30PM (#34343317)
I cannot find any new homes with smaller than 150. What I have seen is:

Smaller House: Default 150, pay a little more to get 200

Bigger House: Default 200, pay a little more to get 2x200

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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by carcostthrow on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @02:49PM (#34343612)
I'm in Canada in the prairies, so that might be making a difference. Where are you looking at?
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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by brianwawok on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @02:53PM (#34343679)
US Midwest
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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by kennend3 on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @05:10PM (#34345733)
I live in a large home (~5,600 square feet) in the "Greater Toronto area" built in 2000. I have a 100A service.

This has never been a problem for us.

Stove, furnace, and dryer are gas. So the only "power hungry" device we have is our Air Conditioner.

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