Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

I think there is 1 nuclear plant operating in WI.

The nearest generation plant is a natural gas plant, but much of WI runs on coal.

on edit...the engineering specs for this application said 200 amp service was adequate as 80 amps is the typical 'hard start' demand, BUT, long runs of constant heating in very cold weather (-15 and lower...) tend to refrigerate the ground around the field making it unable to keep the home warm...the back-up built into the system by the manufacturer is classic electrical heating coils which have tremendous electric demand.

The house as constructed has wood (the house comes with a woodlot) set up to be a supplement in such periods. Hopefully we would never have to see a heating bill based on old-fashioned electrical heat.