Electricity Information

Electricity is a general term used to describe the presence and flow of electric charge. Electricity exists as physical phenomena such as lightning, electric fields and currents, and is put to use through purposes like electronics and electric power.

History of electricity tells us that all the way back to ancient Greece, people were aware of static electricity from rubbing objects against fur, but it wasn’t until the late 19th and early 20th century where modern electricity knowledge brought us inventions like the light bulb, the telephone and more.

Traditional electricity has been produced from coal, oil, and natural gas. This type of power is known as "brown" electricity. We also have nuclear power plants, however research work has been completed on a variety of alternative forms of energy, also know as green power.

From solar electricity to energy that is produced from cow waste, green power is used to describe an alternative energy source that results from renewable resources without producing nuclear waste. Wind power and the enormous power of the ocean have also been harnessed into cleaner electricity.