> Okay, that's averaged over 15 minute time slots, but even the connection for my house is only rated 13.8 kW!
In the US we have single-phase (split-phase) 120/240v 200A service drops for houses, 48kW. Houses over 3,000 square feet with electric heating, electric ovens, electric water heaters, and electric air conditioning can push 150A peak demand, and a 200A service drop is not much more expensive for the utility than a 100A service drop. Most houses in my state have gas water heaters and furnaces so 200A is overkill for most people in my state.
A 7kW 240V single-phase load draws (7000/240) 29.1A
IIRC most of Europe gets 230V or 400V three-phase power for houses, so here’s both calculations.
A 7kW 230V three-phase load draws (7000/(230*1.732) 17.57A
A 7kW 400V three-phase load draws (7000/(400*1.732) 10.1A
The reasoning behind a 50kW for a house in the US is (probably a 48kW) generator is you can fully back up your 200A service (240V times 200A = 48kW) and not split out the generator loads into a subpanel.
Older houses in the US might have a 100A service, I’ve even seen 60A house services.
P.S. 1.732 is sqrt(3)