These are rated at 15 amps but that is the total for the entire unit. using this with an appliance with high draw is not recommended. The individual outlets are plastic and not NEMA rated. You will notice that all your homes wall outlets are of a hard plastic materi8al. These are each rated to carry the full load supplied to the line which in most outlets is 15 amps. The problem is not the current but the heat which may be produced in certain instances. The outlets in this device can melt at that level of heat. So for an LCD monitor, some wall warts, or other low-draw devices this is a nice unit, but the use of a thermal plastic for the actual outlets is something you should be aware of.