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  I have equipment that provides real-time and historical electrical usage for our house so the numbers I am quoting are a real use case...
  Our house is above average for our area in size (\~2800 sqft, 5 years old) and ranges from 800-1500 kWh per month depending on the time of year (winter and summer are the highest due to HVAC).  Rounding, that puts our average instantaneous usage between 1-2 kW (the average for all last year was \~1.650 kW).  During the winter storm around Christmas, my usage peaked at 24kW (electrical-only heating and temperatures below zero for multiple days).  Last night, while we were sleeping, the usage was \~400 W.
context: This is progress. I was beginning to believe that SMRs were going to be like Fusion Power - always 30 years from being a reality. 
  Now let's see one of them generating power for public consumption, so we can have a little more hope for our planet and ourselves. >
  
  Like other new technologies we'll probably use it for porn or sex first. >
  
  Do not insert the spicy rod! >
  
  If your rod is spicy, speak to your doctor about treatment options. >
  
  "If you experience a reaction that lasts more than four hours... congratulations!" >
  
  You fucking beat me to the four hours joke, good job >
  
  Sorry! But "reaction" sounds so similar to "erection" it pretty much just wrote itself. >
  
  Just for context here, 50 megawatts is enough to power between 35,000 and 50,000 average homes, depending on usage and need. (For example, homes running full electric instead of gas/electric will use more; homes where A/C is in more continuous use will use more; smaller homes and more efficient homes will use less.) >
  
  50,000,000/35,000 works out to 1,428w per household? If so that’s just one 15amp outlet per household - a single toaster oven.