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This electric current is generated in a power plant, and then sent out
over a power grid to your homes, and ultimately to your power outlets.
- AC of 60 Hz produced by generator
- Resistance losses are smallest at high voltages and low currents
Where does the motion needed to keep the copper wire moving relative
to the magnetic field come from?
Wind generated
Kilronan Wind Farm In Ireland
-North Dakota with 20 times the wind potential of California has not
erected a single wind turbine
-About 50% of the United States potential for hydroelectric energy has been
tapped. However, further advances are unlikely.
-The Wild and Scenic River Act and the Endangered Species Act have
inhibited development of some sites
Nuclear Power
Diablo Canyon - California
-Solar Power uses the sun energy to either boil water or directly converts
solar energy to electrical energy