Electricity Delivery

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Electricity delivery is the process that starts after generation of electricity in the power station, up to the use by the consumer.^[1] The main processes in electricity delivery are, by order:

Transmission
Distribution
Retailing

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[1] Very simple lay tutorial on power delivery

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