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    Explore Electricity
Discover how electricity is produced and delivered to your home!

How Electricity Is Delivered From Power Plant To You

How electricity is delivered from Power plant to you
from the power plant, large cables (Transmission lines) suspended on steel poles or towers carry the current to substations.

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How Electricity Is Produced From Water

How electricity is produced from water
water, which is held in a reservoir or lake behind a dam, must be higher than the power plant so it can fall with enough force to turn the huge steel blades of the turbine.

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How Electricity Is Produced From Combustion Gases

How electricity is produced from combustion gases
A gas turbine burns either natural Gas or low-Sulfur oil. air is compressed and discharged into combustion chambers.

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How Electricity Is Produced From Steam - Using Fossil Fuels

How electricity is produced from steam - Using Fossil fuels
Fuel is burned in the boiler. water, circulating through the boiler, absorbs the heat and changes to steam.

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How Electricity Is Produced From Steam - Using Nuclear Fuel

How electricity is produced from steam - Using nuclear fuel
Heat is created by controlled fission of nuclear fuel in the reactor. water, under pressure to prevent it from boiling, is circulated through the reactor, removing heat.

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How Electricity Is Produced From Wind

How electricity is produced from wind
The turbines adjust so that the blades face into the wind. the wind blows against the blades and makes them turn, which also turns a shaft inside the nacelle.

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