Electrical adapters and connectors for connecting a faceplate to an electrical socket linked to electrical wiring to activate components comprised of voltage regulators, relays, motherboards, computers, microprocessors, blank programmable flash memory, transceivers, electric power voltage and current converters and suppressors, prong receptacles, USB cable receptacles, coaxial cable receptacles, mini and micro displays and ports, Ethernet receptacles, registered jack receptacles, heat sinks, fault detection devices, wireless and network routers, and LED and LCD indicators; electrical adapters and connectors for connecting a faceplate to an electrical socket to electrical wiring; electrical adapters and connectors for use with the combined faceplate and an electrical socket that measures, monitors and controls energy consumption and loads, faults, voltage, frequencies, harmonics, surges, thermals, temperature, light, environmental conditions, moisture, humidity, smoke, motion, HVAC, wireless and network communications, and geospatial information