how exactly is electricity created and why are there so many ways to do it (ie hydro, coal, nuclear,etc)
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Lots of electricity production method (coal, gas, nuclear, wind, solar thermal, etc.) boil water to use steam power to turn an electrical turbine. They are just heat sources, essentially. These turbine generators use “electromagnetic induction,” which means that when an electromagnetic conductor is moved around in a magnetic field (like being spun around by expanding steam), it creates electricity.
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