why is our powersuplie in AC?

Question

I heard that there are less Blackout that way. But y is it so?

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Answer 1

there was a huge fight over this: Edison vs Westinghouse.

basically Edison favoured DC as it was much safer. but ultimately AC won because it could be carried over long distances far more efficiently, and easily converted between voltage levels. This meant we could have large, very efficient power stations in out of town locations, rather than rely on local smaller power stations.