electrification
(electricity) The process of establishing a charge in an object. The generation, distribution, and utilization of electricity.
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(electricity) The process of establishing a charge in an object. The generation, distribution, and utilization of electricity.
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group
Meaning #2:
the act of providing electricity
Electrification refers to changing a thing or system to operate using electricity.
A more specific usage of the word refers to the act or process of building the necessary infrastructure to supply
electric power to homes and businesses, especially in rural and isolated areas or the
changeover of a railway from in the past steam locomotives, but now most often
diesel-powered locomotives to electric locomotives.
The infrastructure required for electrification includes
One of the largest electrification projects was the GOELRO plan, adopted in 1920 and fulfilled in 1931 in the USSR.
In the United States, widespread rural electrification began with the establishment of the Rural Electric Administration (REA) in 1935 and its associated local Rural Electric Cooperatives.
Electrification of transportation is the use of hybrid and electric vehicles instead of all-petroleum vehicles.
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