Share Bernie's Basics How electricity makes things work Without electricity our appliances are just lumps of plastic and metal. But what does electricity really do? How does it make things work ...

How does electricity move around? We use electricity every day in lots of different ways. Electrical energy can be turned into lots of other types of energy: light energy in a lamp ...

The electric grid is one of the most complicated things ever built. It’s a vast interconnection of wires and various components like transformers and power substations.

How does electricity work? All these devices do what they do because of the electric circuits inside of them. It's true, they need electricity to run, but the electricity is not the whole picture.

What is electricity, and how does it work? What does it mean for electricity to seek a path to ground? These answers and more, plus a brief history of the War of the Currents, inside.

How does electricity move from a power plant to your home, school or nearby shopping center? Find out in this interactive graphic.

How does an electric circuit work? This electric buzzer game shows how an electrical circuit works. One end of a battery is attached to the metal wire. The other end is attached to the metal loop.

Q How does electricity move through wires? — Mollie Bryan,Madison, Wis. A Dan Ludois, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: ...