NEWS THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD 1 2 Companies Electricity & heat responsibility education service SEEK Press releases Annual report Children's side Sightseeing Directions Partner companies Paul Power shows you how a power plant works. Most of the electricity comes from power plants. There are different power plants. The GKM is a coal-fired power station. You can find out here how electricity is made here. Coal is burned in a coal-fired power station. The hot coal brings water to a boil - just like in a saucepan at home. You have probably already seen that steam rises from the saucepan while cooking. With us, this steam blows on a turbine, as if you were blowing on a wind turbine. The turbine works like the cog on a large bicycle dynamo. The wheel turns a magnet. The magnet is in a coil made of a long, coiled metal wire. When the magnet rotates, it “nudges” tiny particles in the metal wire. These "nudged" particles are called electrons. They are all moving in the same direction. They flow through the line, so to speak, and thus form the electrical current. The electricity comes to your home via many lines. There he provides the light, runs the television, heats the oven and much more. But electricity is also dangerous! So stay away from sockets, cables and broken devices! Paul Power Video PRINTABLE VERSION SITEMAP IMPRINT DATA PROTECTION CONTACT SUPPLIER REGISTRATION