We tend not to think about the air we breathe - we just take it in, unless there's a funny smell to it. That's how it is with electrical power. You tend not to really think about it until it is missing. Power is just "there," meeting your every need, constantly. It is only during a power failure, when you walk into a dark room and instinctively hit the useless light switch, that you realize how important power is in your daily life. Did you ever stop to think about what your closest power line is connected to? After all, it does come from somewhere.

Eau Claire Energy Cooperative exists to bring safe reliable electric energy to our members. To help you better understand how electricity is created and transported, we have created the following links to outside web sites. They explain in detail what electricity is - and how it works.