Cultural and social impacts on electrical energy use management

Abstract

When causes of any particular problem are addressed, the solutions are no longer difficult. Yet a lot of effort has been spent on querying minor issues of energy management and little has been done to resolve some major issues which relate to the social impacts of electrical energy. This paper addresses the need for a reevaluation of the accepted role of electrical energy. Electric power should not be seen as purely "matter become energy". Some public issues to do with electricity, such as the EM field problem, environmental impacts of generation, automation of the work place, and introduction of toxic materials, have been ignored or presented only as a minor issues. This paper surveys the literature on different aspects of the use of electrical energy in general and from specific social and cultural perspective's and argues the need for revising the accepted approach to determining electrical energy needs for the community.