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Electrical wiring in the United Kingdom
Electrical wiring in the United Kingdom (UK electrical wiring) is governed by BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations, and is known for fused three-pin plugs and ring final circuits.
Electrical wiring interconnection system
An electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) is the system of wires, connectors, and protective devices installed in an airplane to transmit electrical energy and signals.
Electrically conductive adhesive (photovoltaics)
An electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) in photovoltaics is a polymer filled with conductive particles that bonds solar cells to copper ribbon while carrying current across the joint.
Electrically driven single-photon emitters in 2D semiconductors
Electrically driven single-photon emitters in 2D semiconductors are devices in which atomically thin WSe₂ emits one photon at a time in response to injected electrical charge rather than laser excitation.
Electrician
An electrician is a tradesperson who installs, maintains, and repairs electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures in homes, businesses, and factories, working to building and safety codes, typically after a 4- or 5-year apprenticeship.
Électricité de France
Électricité de France (EDF) is a French state-owned electricity utility created in 1946, one of the world's largest producers of low-carbon power, serving 41.1 million customer sites.
Électricité du Laos
Électricité du Laos (EDL) is the state-owned electricity utility of Laos, founded in 1959, which drove national electrification and hydropower exports and later faced a debt crisis.
Electricity
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with electric charge, the property of matter that makes objects attract or repel, including currents, fields, and static charge.
Electricity and Water Authority
The Electricity and Water Authority (Arabic: هيئة الكهرباء والماء) is Bahrain's government body for electricity and water services, created by royal decree in December 2007, replacing the Ministry of Electricity and Water.
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย), commonly known as EGAT, is a Thai state enterprise established in 1968 that generates, transmits, and sells electricity.
Electricity Generating Public Company Limited
Electricity Generating Public Company Limited, known as EGCO Group, is a Thai power holding company founded by EGAT in 1992 as Thailand's first independent power producer.
Electricity generation
Electricity generation, also called electric power generation, converts primary energy sources like coal, natural gas, nuclear, sunlight, and wind into electrical power for the grid.
Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh
The Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB) is a state-owned power generation company under the Bangladesh Power Development Board, operating four plants with 1,032 MW capacity.
Electricity liberalization
Electricity liberalization is the reform of a state-owned or monopoly electric power sector to open generation and retail supply to competition, first enacted in Chile in 1982.
Electricity market
An electricity market is an organized system where generators, suppliers, traders, and consumers buy and sell electric power, with prices set by auctions, contracts, or regulated tariffs.
Electricity Market Design reform
The Electricity Market Design reform is the European Union's 2024 revision of its electricity market rules, adopted after the 2022 energy crisis to reduce consumer bills' dependence on fossil fuel prices.
Electricity meter
An electricity meter, also called a kilowatt-hour or energy meter, is a device that measures electrical energy consumed by a customer in kilowatt-hours for billing.
Electricity pricing
Electricity pricing is how the price of electricity is set at wholesale and retail; since electricity cannot be stored in bulk, prices are set separately for each trading interval.
Electricity sector in Australia
The electricity sector in Australia centers on the National Electricity Market, launched in 1998, which serves the eastern and southern states and about 80% of national consumption.
Electricity sector in Canada
Canada's electricity sector generated 622.2 million MWh in 2024, over 60% from hydro, wind, and solar, with each province running its own system under its own jurisdiction.
Electricity sector in China
The electricity sector in China is the world's largest national power system, consuming 9.85 trillion kWh in 2024 and leading both wind and solar construction.
Electricity sector in India
The electricity sector in India, also called the Indian power sector, supplies the world's third-largest electricity market, with about 462,000 MW installed capacity and roughly 2,000 TWh generated annually.
Electricity sector in Mexico
The electricity sector in Mexico is led by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), which must supply at least 54 percent of the power after a 2025 reform reversed the 2013 liberalization.
Electricity sector in the European Union
The electricity sector in the European Union is a coupled internal power market in which member states keep their own energy mix, with renewables reaching half of consumption in 2025.
Electride
An electride is an ionic crystal in which electrons unbound to any nucleus act as the anions, first synthesized in 1983 and valued in catalysis and electronics.
Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration
The Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration was a NASA program that flight-tested hybrid electric aircraft propulsion with GE Aerospace and magniX; GE's Saab 340B became the first hybrid electric aircraft to fly above 30,000 feet.
Electrify America
Electrify America is an American electric vehicle charging network created by Volkswagen Group to fulfill a $2 billion Clean Air Act settlement, with chargers up to 350 kW.
Electris Mons
Electris Mons is a 104.47 km mountain on Mars at 45.67°S, 152.73°E, IAU-approved August 12, 2013, named for the classical albedo feature Electris; it lies in quadrangle MC-29 near the Electris deposit.
Electro (Marvel Comics)
Electro (Maxwell "Max" Dillon) is a Marvel Comics supervillain and Spider-Man enemy, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, debuting in Amazing Spider-Man #9 (1964) as a lightning-struck lineman with electrical powers and a founding Sinister Six member.
Electro (music)
Electro (electro-funk or electro-boogie) is an early 1980s electronic dance and hip-hop genre built on the Roland TR-808, broken syncopated beats, and vocoder vocals, founded by Afrika Bambaataa's 1982 "Planet Rock" and ancestor of Miami bass, freestyle, and Detroit techno.