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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:

    I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned universal provision of kWh meters for individual circuits in order to create an itemised electricity bill and find out exactly where the energy is being consumed.




    As I have said before, my wife has unplugged our smart meter monitor as in in her opinion it wastes electricity, who am I to argue? After all you can boil a kettle once a year with the electricity it would have consumed.


    The idea that she would monitor several displays recording the usage of several separate circuits is laughable, it just will not happen.


    She already knows that if you are cooking, using the washing machine and do on, during a dark winter evening that your electricity consumption will be higher than at other times without a monitor to tell her.


    Andy B.

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    Arran Cameron:

    I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned universal provision of kWh meters for individual circuits in order to create an itemised electricity bill and find out exactly where the energy is being consumed.




    As I have said before, my wife has unplugged our smart meter monitor as in in her opinion it wastes electricity, who am I to argue? After all you can boil a kettle once a year with the electricity it would have consumed.


    The idea that she would monitor several displays recording the usage of several separate circuits is laughable, it just will not happen.


    She already knows that if you are cooking, using the washing machine and do on, during a dark winter evening that your electricity consumption will be higher than at other times without a monitor to tell her.


    Andy B.

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