Which uses more power: Teenage daughter or an EV?

Hi all;

I remember back when I got my first EV and I was trying to determine how much power it was using. So I looked at our power usage which Xcel provided nice graphs of every 15 minutes.

There were no obvious spikes associated with charging. But then suddenly there were a ton of large spikes over a weekend.

One of our daughters was home from college for the weekend.

So question - which will use more electricity at home? Charging an EV or having a teenage daughter in the house?

Posted Jul 10, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC

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