Why electricity is good—and more is better.
Jude Clemente is an energy analyst and principal of JTC Energy Research Associates. He is an MBA candidate at Saint Francis University.
“Electricity ushered in a transformation of American society at the end of the 19th Century. Suddenly, the backbreaking work that consumed dawn to dusk for most Americans was alleviated by electric motors, dynamos, and generators. Electric household appliances made it possible to heat homes, cook food, store meat and perishable items, and wash clothes without the drudgery and fear of disease that had haunted previous generations.”—Ohio Department of Public Utilities, 2009 1