Is electrical energy the same as electricity or does it produce electricity?

Question

if electrical energy produces electricity, then what else does it produce b/c so far, after doing research, all i saw was that it produces electricity.

Answer 1

The problem with this area is that too many terms mean too many similar and different things. Electrical energy is the energy with which, or caused by, the movement of electrons, which is their flow or current, across a circuit or wire. The flow of electrons is electricity. The more electrical potential energy the more current and the more current the more electrical energy because anything moving gets more energy if it moves faster. [See what I mean? Sounds like I am talking in circles, doesn't it? But, those statements are correct.]
Now, passing a wire through an electromagnetic force field will cause electrons in that wire to flow--i.e. an electrical current to happen. Flowing electrons across a wire will cause it to generate an electromagnetic field. Pretty much, in my opinion, it is all semantics and how each term is used. Each term has a standardized scientific definition, but each term might not have only one standardized scientific definition depending upon what the term is being used to describe.

Answer 2

Electricity is simply a name for the flow of electrons. It is just one form that energy can take. It is one way of transporting energy from one place to another. Water behind a dam has gravitational potential energy. Run that water through a standpipe to a turbine and generator and you can 'convert' that gravitation potential energy into electrical energy. It can be transported and used much more efficiently than the original potential energy of the water. Learn more about energy.