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The future of residential building electrical installations

Arran Cameron
This is a spin-off from the discussion What is the best way to wire ceiling lights.


What do you think is the future of residential building electrical installations in 20 to 30 years time? Will they in modern and modernised houses be significantly different from what they are today or will they most likely be barely changed from what they are today?


Will consumer demand be a driving force for change or will electricians only make changes from the status quo in order to comply with updated wiring regs?
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    I suspect the biggest changes won't be in power or lighting circuits - but control and signalling, communications and data. I'm sure my house already has a much greater length of cable for the various heating controls, data, TV co-ax, alarm system etc than it does for conventional mains power & lighting. I'm sure there'll be more communication/control for the power system too - EVSE and immersion heater controllers talking to the smart meter so that they draw current at the most economic times (whether by signal cable or wireless). I guess as gas is phased out we'll see more electrical heating too - probably a mix of resistive and heat pump.

       - Andy.
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    I suspect the biggest changes won't be in power or lighting circuits - but control and signalling, communications and data. I'm sure my house already has a much greater length of cable for the various heating controls, data, TV co-ax, alarm system etc than it does for conventional mains power & lighting. I'm sure there'll be more communication/control for the power system too - EVSE and immersion heater controllers talking to the smart meter so that they draw current at the most economic times (whether by signal cable or wireless). I guess as gas is phased out we'll see more electrical heating too - probably a mix of resistive and heat pump.

       - Andy.
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