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Energy leaves power plants in the form of AC electricity. There are many types of power plants, but almost all nonrenewable power plants involve the heating of water, then the conversion of that heat energy into kinetic energy through steam, which then spins a turbine to convert that kinetic energy into electric energy, which then leaves the plant through transmission lines.

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