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I like European power better. You start with 240V, so you can use thinner which is less expensive. All your appliances use one breaker each. Multiple devices are protected at once from ground faults and the threshold is less twitchy. Cords have fuses. Slightly more shock hazard. Cheaper overall.

Slightly more shock hazard? There is a much greater chance of being electrocuted with a 240 system. No thanks.

Not with the ground fault protection. They just have fewer nuisance faults, since they set their threshold higher. We may be killing more people by having people disable the ground fault protection to stop the nuisance tripping. We also allow 16AWG extension cords for heaters (fire hazard).

cheaper overall? wouldnt new builds always use that then?

there’s an evil version of this where you put all the apartments and pickleball courts next to the superhighway to provide sound masking

NFRC standards apply too high of a bar and reinforce the window oligopoly – you’re hearing more and more people talk about it.

Would love to be able to get affordable tilt-and-turn windows, and I can't get why the US hasn't adopted this style anyway! They make so much sense.

I guess the only "affordable" ones in the US are at Home Depot ?

To my knowledge, the only Euro-style windows are available from a few high-end sources. I looked into them a few years ago. And as far as I am aware, not at Home Despot. Whom I wouldn't buy them from anyway.