Why don’t we use magnets to turn turbines and generate electricity?

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Why don’t we use magnets to turn turbines and generate electricity?

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What energy source is turning the magnets?

Wind? Water? Hot compressed gasses? Steam?

Magnets aren’t magical. They don’t create energy out of nothing. Setting up a magnetic field consumes energy, and when the field is released, the same amount of of energy is expelled.

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