4 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Electricians

We all know the story of Benjamin Franklin, his kite, the lightening storm and how the three combined to help create what we now know as electricity. Over 250 years have passed since Franklin changed the world, and since then thousands if not millions of people have worked as electricians. We know about old Ben, possibly the world’s first electrician, but what don’t we know about the men and women who help make our every day lives possible? 

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Interesting Electrical Energy Facts:

• Most forms of electrical energy in objects must be confined by wire when being used.
• Lightning is an example of electrical energy found in nature.
• Although electricity is neither a renewable nor nonrenewable source of energy, it often comes from both renewable and nonrenewable sources.
• Electricity has been around for centuries but it was not until late 19th century that it was actually utilized.
• Static electricity occurs when the electrons from one object jump to another object.
• Electrical energy is considered a secondary energy source because it has to come from another form of energy.
• Electrical energy is the most widely used form of energy.
• In order for electric energy to be utilized, it must act through a conductor.
• Power plants that generate electrical energy actually change other forms of energy into electricity.
• Electricity is generated when the electrons in a substance are passed along a conductor such as a metal wire.
• Water, wind, and fossil fuels are all sources of electrical energy.
• The two types of electrical charge in electrical energy are positive and negative.
• If an object contains more electrons or negatively charges particles, it is said to be a negatively charged object.
• When two charged objects are brought near each other, they either attract or repel each other which generate electrical energy.
• Most of the time, electrical energy is viewed as power or the rate at which energy flows.

Did you know...

Most electrical fires result from problems with fixed wiring such as faulty electrical outlets and old wiring.