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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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    Arran Cameron:

    The problem with complex tariffs is that they become too confusing and difficult for most customers to understand - and utilise to their advantage with correctly configured timers and controllers.


    The UK has had Economy 7 for decades which is mostly used in homes with storage heaters (or residents with nocturnal lifestyles) although it's possible that it, or similar tariffs, could become popular if EV become mainstream. If however solar becomes a major source of electricity generation in the UK then it's possible that cheaper tariffs will be offered during daylight hours rather than at night.



    Economy 7 provides cheap overnight electricity when national demand is low. This is all going to change when electric cars become popular and inevitably many  are going to be charged overnight. At present the domestic peak demand is roughly between 4 pm and 8 pm. It seems more than possible that cheap  rate could revert to daylight hours, say 9 am to 4 pm, when domestic demand will be least and solar power will be at its best, on average.

     

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    Arran Cameron:

    The problem with complex tariffs is that they become too confusing and difficult for most customers to understand - and utilise to their advantage with correctly configured timers and controllers.


    The UK has had Economy 7 for decades which is mostly used in homes with storage heaters (or residents with nocturnal lifestyles) although it's possible that it, or similar tariffs, could become popular if EV become mainstream. If however solar becomes a major source of electricity generation in the UK then it's possible that cheaper tariffs will be offered during daylight hours rather than at night.



    Economy 7 provides cheap overnight electricity when national demand is low. This is all going to change when electric cars become popular and inevitably many  are going to be charged overnight. At present the domestic peak demand is roughly between 4 pm and 8 pm. It seems more than possible that cheap  rate could revert to daylight hours, say 9 am to 4 pm, when domestic demand will be least and solar power will be at its best, on average.

     

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