electric power
Current from outlets
Electric power is electricity supplied for use, especially on a large scale through a grid: The storm knocked out electric power to thousands of homes.
The term also refers to the rate at which electrical energy is transferred, measured in watts.
An electric power plant generates it; electric power lines distribute it.
- kilowattsThousand-watt units
- batteriesPortable energy storage units
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- wattageElectrical output measure
- electromagnetic inductionVoltage from field changes
Ohm's law · dams · alternating current · direct current · Edison · Tesla · smart grids · lighting · capacitor · circuit breaker · energy storage · load · heat · nuclear · grid · meter · utility bill · plug
- powerauthority, potency, energy, hydropower, horsepower
- Regulated Industriesbanks, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, securities
- EdisonThomas Edison, Edison, inventor, phonograph, light bulb
- electric vehiclesEV, EVs, Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf, Model 3
- tech erasStone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, information age, digital age
electric powersteam power
Energy from heated water
human power · coal power · muscle power · nuclear power · wind power
electric powerpower outage
Loss of electrical supply
blackout · power failure · off the grid · darkness · no electricity
electric powersteam power
Energy from heated water
manual labor · water power · horse-drawn · pre-industrial · steam age
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