PG&E will shut off power for nearly 800,000 customers starting Wednesday

[LynnInDenver]

I think the idea with "DC circuit in houses" was to have a single conversion that was then spread around the house (or through the neighborhood), and a great reduction in the need for AC outlets in general. After all, now that LED lighting is getting widespread? The only real need for 120V for most people is in the kitchen (fridge, stove, dishwasher) and laundry. It's only still got an uphill climb because of the twin problems of retrofitting homes, and that for some people, they can either see the flicker and spectrum gaps in LED lighting, or worse, feel vaguely ill when exposed to it, either by placebo effect or because we don't 100% understand the human body and how it reacts to light.

The "conversion at each point with no option to shut it off when not used" is the biggest reason I haven't attempted to install those USB charging outlets around the house.