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Power Grid (Homes and Businesses (Photovoltaic cells (converts sunlight…

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        Generator
        
        Turbine
        
        hydroelectric power plant
        
        renewable
        
        this type of electricity is made using water, which is a renewable resource
        
        liquid (water) goes through turbines to keep it spinning and working
        
        coal fired power plant
        
        atmospheric pollution
        
        non-renewable
        
        coal is a limited resource, so this type of fuel will be non-existent in later year, rendering it non-renewable
        
        coal is burnt in a boiler which is turned into steam, which in turn drives turbine generators to produce electricity.
        
        biomass
        
        renewable
        
        because waste is used to fuel this, this is renewable
        
        waste is burned and renewed into biomass
        
        petroleum / natural gas power plant
        
        atmospheric pollution
        
        non-renewable
        
        fossil fuels are a limited resource, so this type of fuel will be non-existent in later years
        
        carbon dioxide
        
        fossil fuels is burnt in a boiler which is turned into stream, which drives turbine generators to produce electricity
        
        nuclear power plant
        
        carbon dioxide
        
        solid pollution
        
        non-renewable
        
        uses a nuclear reactor, which is a limited resource, rendering this non-renewable
        
        nuclear reactor makes steam, working the turbine
        
        wind turbine
        
        renewable
        
        wind will always be a resource, so this is renewable
        
        The wind spins the turbine, creating efficient electricity
        
        Spins the generator to create electricity
        
        Generator converts mechanical energy to electric energy for turbine
        
        controls the electricity in generator
      - controls (reduces) voltage levels in homes and businesses