Switching on the kettle
Exploring electricity
Imagine a world without electricity
... no television, no computers,
no traffic signals, no street lights.
... no television, no computers,
no traffic signals, no street lights.
Without our command of
electricity, the world would be
a very different place.
electricity, the world would be
a very different place.
And to run our world, we need a continuous supply of electricity — lots of electricity. And since large quantities can't be stored, it has to be generated on demand.
The basic activities of electrical supply are straightforward ... generation, transmission, distribution. For public supply, the scale is huge and there are choices to be made, choices that affect the environment and the physical landscape.
But before we delve into the big questions, let's take a moment to look at just how
close to home this topic is .....
close to home this topic is .....
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