Click on the diagrams below to learn more about where we get electricity and how we move it from place to place. How Heat Is Changed Into Electricity Energy takes many forms.
Electricity is a kind of energy, and so is heat.
One way to get electricity is to turn heat into electricity. The diagram below shows how this process works. The electricity from a power plant is generated by the turbines at such a high voltage, it would destroy your home at full force. The power is wheeled, or travels, along power lines through transformers to reach your house at the right voltage. Read our Privacy Policy Statement .