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Electricity (Generated (In 2016 we generated power in these ways (30.4%…
Electricity
Generated
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Thermoelectric
Joining together two different metals, and applying heat or cold at the union to generate electric flow
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Steam
Burning fuels (including biomass, coal, or petroleum, this steam is fed into a turbine and the copper wire in the generator turns with each rotation which produces an electric current)
Hydroelectric
Falling water rotate the blades of a hydroelectric turbine, which moves the copper armature inside the electric generator to produce electricity
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Windmills
Wind rotates the turbine blades which move the copper armature to generate electricity. Turns mechanical energy (generated from movement) straight into electrical energy
Works
Flow
Current of water shows you which way the water is flowing and how much is flowing, electricity's current works the same way
Electrons are negative and like magnetic poles, like does NOT attract like
So what does this mean? Well it means that the electrons in any given wire generate tension because the electrons are being forced together, a state they don't want to be in
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Travels
From the Power Plant 
Through Transmission Lines
To the Substation
Through the Distribution Circuit
To the Spur Lines
To the Transformers
And finally to the Service Line
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Reduces power to usable voltage levels, each serving 1 to 15 customers
These branch off from the main circuits to serve smaller groups of customers and neighborhoods. 50+ customers per spur line
These are lines that run along highways and major roads to serve communities and businesses. A repaired circuit restores power to about 2,000 customers
This distributes power to several distribution circuits which brings down the # of volts. Each substation serves up to 8,000 customers.
High voltage lines that run from power plants across the country along major roads or cleared rights-of-way. Each serves up to 30,000 people
Controlled by
What is the purpose of a circuit breaker?*GFCI function & where they are located (all potentially wet locations)
Measured
Voltage explains energy per charge, it's the pressure, the PSI of electricity
Helps/Hurts us
Hurts: if we touch a 9V battery, there is not enough free electrons in our fingers to be moved by the 9V in the battery, however if we stick our fingers in a socket: that is 120 V which is enough pressure to force the electrons across the fingers