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Have You Ever Wondered How Electricity Gets To You?

  • Wild Rose
  • Sep 13, 2019
  • 1 min read

Have you ever wondered how electricity gets to you and your home? The below four steps explain how the process works!

1. GENERATION: Electricity starts at a generator which can be powered by wind, water, or the burning of fossil fuels.

2. TRANSMISSION: The generated power travels through cables called transmission lines. These lines are part of the provincial power grid.

3. DISTRIBUTION: The electricity gets converted at a substation to a lower voltage and travels along REA owned distribution lines.

4. CONSUMPTION: The electricity passes through a customers transformer mounted on a pole to convert the voltage so it can be safely used in the home.

 
 
 

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