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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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    1 to 2 watts per socket is typical, and on some models  with a rather odd current waveform, as unloaded they go into a burst mode, where the switcher shuts off when the reservoir capacitor is above some voltage, and then restart at some lower value. Gives a very characteristic pulsed 'squegging' noise on the radio. And that is another disadvantage - meeting the bare minimum level for interference generation to meet CE marking is nothing like good enough if you wish to receive radio signals nearby. A plug in charger that causes interference can at least be unplugged.
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    1 to 2 watts per socket is typical, and on some models  with a rather odd current waveform, as unloaded they go into a burst mode, where the switcher shuts off when the reservoir capacitor is above some voltage, and then restart at some lower value. Gives a very characteristic pulsed 'squegging' noise on the radio. And that is another disadvantage - meeting the bare minimum level for interference generation to meet CE marking is nothing like good enough if you wish to receive radio signals nearby. A plug in charger that causes interference can at least be unplugged.
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