It is then distributed to our customers through distribution lines. These lines are what you normally see along your street in your neighborhood. The transformer changes the electricity into 110 or 220 volts of power needed to operate different electrical appliances and machines. Think about all the things for which you use electricity every day. Practically everything around us in some way has had the benefits of electricity.
Electricity plays a major role in our everyday life.
However, just as it gives us great benefits, it also offers a great safety hazard. The thing to remember is, electricity is energy looking for a place to go. There are two words we use in the electric field which are very important. A conductor is a material through which electricity flows easily. Unfortunately, we are good conductors.