Three main reasons:
If we tried to use rechargeable batteries, we'd still need to have another source of electric energy available to charge the batteries from
If we tried to use primary AKA non-rechargeable batteries, we'd have to keep making HUGE batteries, shipping them, and then scrapping them once they're used up - which'd be fairly soon. Very costly and not environmentally friendly.
Batteries deliver DC - direct current - which is harder to change voltage in, which makes it more difficult to transfer.
Hydro generators are used to power cities, towns and many homes and businesses. They generate electricity that is used both residentially and commercially.
Nuclear power from a power plant is used to generate electricity. The heat produced by nuclear reactions is used to produce steam, which drives turbines connected to generators that produce electricity. This electricity is then distributed to homes, businesses, and industries for various uses.
Power plants produce electricity in unimaginable quantities. Towns and cities in a state like California and New York also require electricity in unimaginable amounts. Consider a 2000 megawatt site that pumps 3000 amperes to the state grid at 138,000 volts in each of its three phases. Also consider that as many as 20 or more of these facilities or their equivalent are needed to keep the lights on in summer. Now consider a 12 volt car battery that can deliver about 100 amperes for a fraction of an hour -- and try to imagine the millions of batteries that would needed to provide the kind of electricity discussed here. There is a place for batteries in the electricity scheme, but they are not yet ready to replace base service -- power plants.
Portable generators produce electricity by running a gas-powered engine that turns an onboard alternator to generate electrical power. It consists of a machine that turns on a small turbine, which creates electricity up to a certain wattage level. The development of smart cities and green initiatives owing to the ongoing Vision 2030 creates the demand for the generation and distribution of electric supply.
Used to produce electricity to power cities and towns
Hydroelectricity is used in larger cities to generate electricity. Water flowing over a dam is heated and then the steam generated turns giant turbines that produce electricity for whole cities.
Most coal is used for generating electricity in power plants. Coal is burned to produce steam that drives turbines connected to generators, creating electricity. It is a widely used source of energy for electricity production due to its abundance and relatively low cost.
Steam isn't typically used for locomotives anymore. Normal operation of a locomotive is the generation of electricity with the use of an engine-generator set, often a diesel engine. This provides electricity for traction motors that turn the wheels of the locomotive. Excess electricity is stored in batteries, which provide power to the traction motors when the engine is not running, often to reduce noise and pollution in areas, such as cities, where it is undesirable to produce such noise and pollution.
electricity produced by nuclear plants since 1990 could power 26 cities the size of Boston or Seattle. While efficiency has increased, the operating costs of nuclear power plants
Electricity was first used in cities during the late 19th century. One of the first cities to have electric streetlights was Paris in 1878. The spread of electricity in cities accelerated throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s.
There are many electricity generation methods. For example, wind turbines, nuclear reaction, generators, fossil fuels and many more. In almost all the processes, final electrical energy is produced only from buring of fuel. Fuel can be coal, Uranium etc. They convert the energy generated after buring the fuel into the electricity. The largest percentage of electricity is obtained from the generators which burn coal or similar fuel. They first burn the fuel, extract useful energy from it in the form of steam and then tranfer that energy to drive large size turbines and then these turbines convert that mechanical driving power into main electricity and then it is transferred to the cities and towns. It is a step by step process.
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