Michigan homes consumed 34,336,161 Megawatt-hours
(MWh) of electricity in 2002. Although transmitted electricity
is a very convenient way to provide energy to a home, it is also
inefficient. 7.2% of the electricity produced in the US
in 2003 was lost between the power plants and the final users.
Its convenience and current infrastructure,
however, will guarantee electricity delivery to homes far into
the future. Try to think of all the different ways you use
electricity in your home.
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Courtesy of the Lower Colorado River Authority
Electricity can be produced using a variety of
methods, including fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas), nuclear power,
hydropower, solar,
wind, geothermal, and biomass energies. |