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Utility grid

This is the energy highway. The grid is the system of distribution lines that delivers energy from power plants to homes and businesses across the country, much like roadways deliver cars and people to where they need to go. The grid is owned and operated by the hundreds of utility companies across the country. Part of your electric bill goes to paying the cost of distributing the energy from the power plant, along the grid, and into your home. Those who live off the utility grid get their power from other sources, such as wind and solar generators, and sometimes have a surplus that they can feed back into the grid-and get paid for it.

 

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