Then the steam is converted back into water and is used over again, just as in a fossil-fueled plant. The cooling water, which is kept inside in tubes, is returned to its source without any contamination. Transformers are located just outside the plant. They build up the voltage of the electricity like a pump builds up the pressure of water in a hose. This pressure is needed to get the electricity to the 32 counties of Florida we serve.
Transmission lines carry the electricity to where it is needed.
Wires carry electricity like long hoses would carry water under great pressure. Electricity is carefully measured for everyone's need. Factories, offices, homes get whatever electricity they need whenever they need it through the elaborate control system made up of computers, radio signals, telephones and skilled manpower. Copyright Florida Power, a Progress Energy company, 2001. View the legal notice and privacy statement .