I am not an electrician. Can somebody please tell me if I can run one of these on a standard outlet for an apartment in the USA? I would buy the power supply that bitmain sells.
Yes. It only uses around 12 amps I believe. Most U.S. circuits are at least 15 amps, and yours are probably 20 amps. As long as you don't have a bunch of other things plugged in on the same circuit you should be fine.
You are correct but its important to look at the wiring coming from the electric panel. A lot of newer homes use a 14/2 wire and are a 15 amp circuit and if a 12/2 wire was used will handle a 20 amp breaker. Not so sure I would use a 15 amp circuit if your pulling 12 amps 24/7 better to upgrade to the 20 amps.
EDIT: I just seen that the PSU from Bitmain is a 220V so you would need to have a 220v outlet which in a apartment would only be if you have a electric dryer or electric stove. So I dont think it will work well for you.