is “Electrify Everything.” Why? Because things that run on electricity are more efficient than things that burn oil or methane gas. Keeping the Earth from becoming a boiling cauldron will require us to use resources more efficiently. We simply can no longer afford to allow most of the energy we create from burning stuff to be wasted. We used to think nothing humans did could have a meaningful impact on the Earth. Now we know better.
Believe it or not, building codes get updated regularly. No one can come into your home and force you to upgrade your electrical service, but once the process starts, everything between the pole and your new breaker panel will need to be brought up to code.