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    Electricity is generated at power stations and sent through high-voltage cables to substations, where the voltage is reduced before being distributed to homes through transmission wires. Upon entering buildings, electricity is passed through a meter to register the amount of electrical energy used, as electricity is a service provided by a company. Meters come in analog (dial) or digital formats, with analog meters having five dials to read units in the thousands, hundreds, tens and single places clockwise and counterclockwise. To calculate electricity used, the second meter reading is subtracted from the first reading.

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    Electricity is generated at power stations and sent through high-voltage cables to substations, where the voltage is reduced before being distributed to homes through transmission wires. Upon entering buildings, electricity is passed through a meter to register the amount of electrical energy used, as electricity is a service provided by a company. Meters come in analog (dial) or digital formats, with analog meters having five dials to read units in the thousands, hundreds, tens and single places clockwise and counterclockwise. To calculate electricity used, the second meter reading is subtracted from the first reading.

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    Electricity is generated at power stations and sent through high-voltage cables to substations, where the voltage is reduced before being distributed to homes through transmission wires. Upon entering buildings, electricity is passed through a meter to register the amount of electrical energy used, as electricity is a service provided by a company. Meters come in analog (dial) or digital formats, with analog meters having five dials to read units in the thousands, hundreds, tens and single places clockwise and counterclockwise. To calculate electricity used, the second meter reading is subtracted from the first reading.

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    Electricity is generated at power stations and sent through high-voltage cables to substations, where the voltage is reduced before being distributed to homes through transmission wires. Upon entering buildings, electricity is passed through a meter to register the amount of electrical energy used, as electricity is a service provided by a company. Meters come in analog (dial) or digital formats, with analog meters having five dials to read units in the thousands, hundreds, tens and single places clockwise and counterclockwise. To calculate electricity used, the second meter reading is subtracted from the first reading.

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    CALCULATING

    ELECTRICAL
    ENERGY
    ELECTRICITY IN THE HOUSE

    • After the electricity is generated at the power station, it is usually


    sent to a substation through high-voltage cables. At the substation,
    the voltage is reduced and the electricity is then distributed via
    thick cables called transmission wires to our homes and other
    buildings within the community. The electricity entering buildings,
    whether for domestic or commercial use is called mains electricity .
    ELECTRICITY IN THE HOUSE

    • Since the electricity is a service provided by a company, it is first passed


    through a meter, which registers the amount of electrical energy used.
    • A transformer is a device used to reduce the voltage. The transformer
    reduces the voltage to approximately 110 volts.
    • Electricity meters are of two types, dial (analogue) or digital meter is
    very simple to read.
    HOW TO READ AN ANALOGUE (DIAL)
    ELECTRICITY METER

    • Looking at an analogue meter you will notice that there


    are five dials, each numbered zero to nine. Starting on
    the left, the first dial gives ‘ten thousands’ of units, the
    second ‘thousands’ of units, the third ‘hundred’, the
    fourth ‘tens’ and the fifth dial gives ‘ single’ units. The
    meters are read clockwise then anticlockwise. Each unit
    is kilowatt-hours (KWh).
    METER READING 1
    METER READING 2
    METER READING 2
    CALCULATING ELECTRICITY USED

    • To find the amount of electricity used, you can use the simple equation below:
    • Amount of electricity used = second reading – first reading
    • = 25049 – 23825 KWh
    • =1224 KWh
    • Therefore the household used 1224 KWh of electricity in four weeks.
    WHAT IS THE METER READING
    CALCULATING ELECTRICAL BILL
    • ENERGY TRANSFERRED (kilowatt-hour, KWh) =POWER (kilowatts,
    KW) x TIME (hour, h)
    • COST OF ELECTRICITY = NUMBER OF KWH X COST PER KWH
    • Electrical energy cost $0.30 per KWh. It cost $0.66 to do an hour’s
    ironing. What is the power rating of the iron?
    • Cost of electricity = number of kwh x 0.30
    • Number of KWh = 0.66/0.30
    • 2.2KW

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