Plenty of people use desktops, but desktops don’t actually use that much power. 50/100W average, and LCD screens use less than old CRTs.

Your average 15A outlet can handle over 10 of them no sweat.

If I ever move to SD, I’d buy a house in an older non-posh non-HOA area so I can have a good, old-fashioned clothes line. Perfect climate for air drying clothes, and it’s a lot more efficient than a power dryer.