Where does the energy to power appliances come from?

Question

Where does the energy that powers electrical appliance's in one's home come from?

Answer 1

The fact of the matter is that the overwhelming majority of electrical power generated in the USA is generated by burning fossil fuels. Of the fossil fuels, coal is the predominant fuel. Hydroelectric power is a distant second to coal. There is some power being generated by nuclear power plants, but it has been many years since a new plant has been built. Other more environmentally friendly electrical power generation methods include wind powered turbines and solar energy which are considerably more expensive sources of electricity at this time. There are also some small power generating plants that run on combustible material otherwise destined for landfills and some small projects burning the methane gas captured in landfills.

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Answer 2

MOST energy we use comes from the sun...except nuclear and geothermal sources...all can be followed back to originate with the sun. Depends on what your local power company uses.

If it's fossil fuel, the energy you use today originated in the sun 400 million years and 8 minutes ago. It took 8 minutes for the sunlight to reach Earth, where it was absorbed by a plant, which was buried along with a gazillion other plants, and over the millions of years, under pressure and heat, was condensed and coverted to coal, oil and natural gas.
When you turn on a light in your house, you are getting back a little of that original sunlight that fell to earth, 400 million years ago.

Answer 3

All energy that we know, and use, comes from the sun, and the power line drop to your house is the first point of electrical contact, and fastened power source.