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It comes from the power company, which uses electric cables to connect your home and neighbouring homes to the nearest power plant.
Your home has an upper limit to the amount of power that can be drawn, for example a 240 v supply rated at 100 amps is limited to 24 kilowatts. This is because the cables used have a limit to the current they can carry without getting hot.
Although homes have a 240 v supply, known as LV or low-voltage, neighbourhoods are supplied at a higher voltage, 11 kilovolts for example, known as MV or medium voltage. A local transformer converts the voltage down to LV and you probably have one of these within 400 yards of your home.
Large groupings of customers are supplied at higher voltages, 33 kV for a small town, 132 kV for a large town and 275 kV or 400 kV for complete regions.
The two higher voltages are used for the power grid, by which all generators and customers are interconnected. This gives security of supply so that no home will lose its supply as a result of a serious equipment failure.
What else can I help you with?
Do we use more freshwater in our homes to provide us electricity?
No. Water can be used in a hydroelectric dam to generate electricity, but this does not make us use more or less water in our homes.
What devices in your homes use electricity?
the main things that use electricity in my home is the: switch computer television plug
What type of electricity is typically used in homes?
The type of electricity typically used in homes is alternating current (AC) electricity.
Did 1890 homes have electricity and heaters?
In 1890, some homes had electricity but it was not yet common. Electric heaters were not widely used in homes during that time period. Most homes relied on coal, wood, or gas for heating.
When was electricity first installed in domestic homes in tyne and wear?
Electricity began to be installed in domestic homes in Tyne and Wear in the late 19th century. By the early 20th century, most homes in the region had access to electricity for lighting and other electrical appliances.
When did electricity come into use?
1930 for most homes
Do we use more freshwater in our homes to provide us electricity?
No. Water can be used in a hydroelectric dam to generate electricity, but this does not make us use more or less water in our homes.
What devices in your homes use electricity?
the main things that use electricity in my home is the: switch computer television plug
What is a form of energy that is used in homes and is produced by the movement of electrons?
It is electricity, produced by the movement of electrons, that is a form of energy we use in homes.
The power you use in your homes that is made of millions of moving electrons?
Electricity.
What do we use to heat our homes?
Oil, gas, wood, solar energy, electricity.
How many homes had electricity in the 1970s?
19 million homes had electricity in the 1970s
What is the form of energy that is used in homes and is produced by the movements of electron?
It is electricity, produced by the movement of electrons, that is a form of energy we use in homes.
What type of electricity is typically used in homes?
The type of electricity typically used in homes is alternating current (AC) electricity.
Early problems surrounding the use of electricity in homes?
They didnt get to watch Sex and the City O.O
Who invented a way to use electricity in your homes?
Benjamin Franklin started off a lightning rod and mad Electricity when the lighting hit it and made Electricity and pat it on from generation to generation.
What is a household fuel?
Gas and Electricity are the common fuels in modern western homes, some homes will use Oil, Coal, Logs, Peat etc.
