The times are changing rapidly. Advancements in technology are completely flip flopping the way the world works. You have taxi companies that had been operating for fifty or more years and now a single mobile application turned them on their back similar to a poor turtle that’s stuck. The same holds true in modern electrical design and installation.
“No longer are electricians able to just simply install wire and connect light fixtures. There are insane amounts of training the guys go through before stepping foot on a job site or client’s property.” Stated the owner of Eagan Electrician, an electrical contractor in Eagan, MN with a crew of top tier electricians offering residential and commercial electrician work.
Technology Shifting
When designing an electrical system in a home, the old days of schematics are long gone. Today’s tech requires a skilled electrical designer who not only can design a layout for an entire home or commercial building, requiring them to know CAD systems, (computer aided drafting), but they also must know how the in’s and out’s of all the new technological features of any electrical system. Things like total home monitoring systems for security, to lighting system that are run off wireless internet which connect via bluetooth on a mobile device using a mobile application and the list goes on.
New Energy Levels?
The new tech does not necessary draw more energy. Some items are so new that we do not know the full usage because they connect to other devices. However, the energy that is consumed is used in different places. Before it would be the wiring to the switches for a light system which leads to each bulb. Now with wifi enabled electrical systems, you are seeing a potential reduction in wiring and plastic manufacturing for outlets. Since the whole system can be operated wireless, this means less production of plastics, less labor for electrician crews to install which means less energy spent commuting to and from job sites or clients’ homes. Resulting in a massive reduction of energy use indirectly.
We welcome the new changes in electrical advancements because with more efficient home energy, more items within the home are affordable yet still efficient.