The need for multi-level thinking in meeting the 2050 target reduction in CO_2 emissions in domestic dwellings

摘要

There is an urgent need for various changes in the way existing dwellings use electricity and the way the electricity is produced. These changes have to be made at various levels and scale from the individual dwelling reducing its electricity consumption to a complete change in the way the national grid is supplied. The future of electricity supply is most probably going to comprise both nationally and locally generated power, and until a solution to cheap, efficient home storage of electricity is resolved, feed in tariffs remain the most viable way of overcoming the disparity between production time usage in the home.