What are the last 2 steps in an electrical power plant?

Answer 1

The last two steps are:

1. The steam or gas spins the turbines
2. the turbines then turns the electric generators producing elecricity

Answer 2

For production of electricity, the last steps would be as follows:

Steam, under pressure and typically at a high temperature, enters into a turbine, which converts the energy of the steam into rotational energy.

The rotating turbine turns a generator, which turns rotational energy into electricity.

The electricity is run through Transformers to step up the voltage to the level of the grid. For instance, the generator might produce electricity at 13.8 kV (13.8 thousand volts), which might need to be stepped up to 230 kV, which is what the main line running into the plant is at.

Note that not all power plants will work this way. For instance, plants using photovoltaic cells (solar panels) would not use steam. Hydropower stations would also not use steam, but use water falling from a dam. The water would fall through a turbine, which would turn a generator. Most power plants, though, have large boilers that give steam for use in the turbine. Where plants differ is how they get the heat to make steam.

Answer 3

The last two steps in an electrical power plant include steam entering the turbine. Lastly, energy of the steam is converted into a rotational energy.