shown in fig2 conventional electrical receptacles generally come in two shapes standard and d u00e9cor while the electrical receptacle provided by the present invention can be similarly or identically shaped it is not so limited therefore the present invention can be provided in alternative shapes to the extent desired for example an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can provide a receptacle having the same height of a d u00e9cor or standard receptacle but having a portion thereof that is wider so as to provide additional surface area for placement of one or more components of the user interface and or timer which may extent beyond the width of a conventionally sized receptacle likewise another exemplary embodiment of the present invention can provide a receptacle having the same width of a d u00e9cor or standard receptacle but taller notably the shape of a corresponding faceplate of the present invention can deviate in a complementary manner from that of a standard or d u00e9cor variety faceplate to accommodate variations in height and or width of a receptacle of the present invention further a corresponding faceplate may include plural apertures or holes through which a user interface may be accessible whether physically visually audibly or otherwise further the present invention can be embodied in a regular or gfi u201c ground fault interrupter u201d receptacle fig3 illustrates a front view an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in which receptacle 300 is provided with a d.