How Electricity Generation Really Works

Continuing the series on the power grid by diving deeper into the engineering of large-scale electricity generation.
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The importance of electricity in our modern world can hardly be overstated. What was a luxury a hundred years ago is now a critical component to the safety, prosperity, and well-being of nearly everyone. Generation is the first step electricity takes on its journey through the power grid, the gigantic machine that delivers energy to millions of people day in and day out. So how does it work?

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Writing/Editing/Production: Grady Hillhouse

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