eli5, If electricity is moving electrons, does the generator get them back?

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So a generator is magnets and copper coil yeah? They make electricity and electricity is moving electrons. Power generators and electric stations are kilometres away. Do the copper coils get their electrons back?
Won’t the copper coil run out of electrons. How the electrons come back (if they do)?

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Electricity is moving electrons in the same way a belt is moving rubber. This is why you need to have a circuit that returns. The charge is pushed along the electrons. This is also why electrons move very slowly through a circuit but when you turn the light on it happens instantly. Same as with the belt moving one end moves the other so it instantly applies power.

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