Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.os.linux.mint Subject: Re: smart plugs??? Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:18:08 +0100 Lines: 29 Message-ID: <06ev5lx9tt.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net bVq/6yfv2U/N8NYOQ2B0hgRNVAWoX/h4KmAy6ig3D2nH9dAWzr X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:uPB1qqTIF3GExU8rkbvFkb0Ouxo= sha256:KyG0Ke+UkUTP6cpIybQYkmFl8cA8LVs06PFgvV9xyfw= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2177 On 2025-01-19 14:22, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 18/01/2025 19:55, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On a certified house you may easily have 10 KW, sometimes 15. More if >> you contract the three phases. > > I have 23kW and my own substation! Part of the result of paying tens of > thousands to have the overhead cable across the garden removed. No > transformer on a pole, A substation in the garden instead. Oh, here (Spain) they charge you for the number of kilowatts in your pipe, so people without lots of money do adjust to the minimum. A typical home (which means an apartment) has 3.45Kw. Next step is 4.6Kw. > > I wish I had gone three phase...I had that option. > > But seriously, before the greens and politicians started fucking with it > the UK grid was amongst the best in the world and the house wiring > actually is, in my opinion. > > US wiring horrifies me. > > European is mostly pretty good. > > -- Cheers, Carlos.