by [email protected] | Sep 26, 2018 | Electric Company, Electrical Power
Electricity drives our world. In part one, we examined non-renewable sources of electricity, comparing their efficacy, environmental impact, cost, and reliability. Here, we will do the same with renewable sources of electricity, in an effort to establish the...
by [email protected] | Sep 19, 2018 | Electric Company, Electrical Power
Electrical power is essential to the running of our modern society; if you’re reading this, you’re using electricity. How it’s generated is critical to long-term social well-being; the efficacity, reliability, cost, and environmental consequences of electricity...
by [email protected] | Sep 12, 2018 | Electric Company, Electrical Power
You flip a light switch, and the light turns on; the longer you have the lights on, the more your utility will charge you for power. Simple enough; how the electricity got to your house, though, is another thing altogether. Most people have a cursory idea of how the...
by [email protected] | Sep 5, 2018 | Electrical Power, Power Outage
You’re sitting at home, enjoying a movie on Netflix with your partner – all of the sudden everything goes black. You check the breaker, but everything seems okay; you look out into the street and notice the streetlights are off. You get on your cell phone, which...
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