1. Power C.J. Amber Owen Lucas and David

2. Brief History on Power The Sun  The Sun was a great source of energy since the beginning of time. Coal  Burning coal creates fuel for human purposes.

3. Brief History on Power Natural Gas  Burning fuel to create energy to cook and provide heat. Steam Power  Can be converted to electrical energy to be used for all types of things. Nuclear Energy  Provides a longer duration for burning to create electrical energy.

4. Noblesville Station – Duke Energy

5. The Power The source of power for this plant is primarily coal.

6. The Power Plant The coal is burned at the plant. The steam spins the turbines. The turbines begin to produce energy as they turn. The energy is then sent to the transformer for distribution to the customers.

7. An Example of A Coal Power Plant

8. The Transformer This is where the energy is sent, and then distributed along power lines to customers.

9. Utility Poles This an example of a Utility Pole, which holds things like Cable TV lines, Telephone and electricity, after these, the power is sent to homes.

10. Circuit Breaker This is where the electricity is sent, for homes to use. Most rooms electricity can be controlled here, to shut them off if they need to be.

11. Electricity Outlets These are just some common outlets you might see in your own homes. This is the last step in electricity getting to your devices, appliances, etc.

12. Started from the Coal Mine, now we here...

13. Reading the electrical bill Reading your electrical bill will let you know how much electricity you are using periodically

14. Kill-A-Watt meter This meter will tell you how much energy you are using

15. PowerCost monitor

16. TED 5000 monitor

17. Dukes power The Noblesville plant produces 300 megawatts of power which is a small portion of the 58,200 megawatts Duke produces for the United States.

18. Duke energy Duke energy provides Noblesville Indiana with energy. It's steam generated from the hot exhaust of 3 combustion turbines fueled by natural gasses. The plant was once a coal plant but was switched over in 2003. The 3 turbines are joined to a heat recovery steam generator which captures and converts the combustion exhaust heat into energy. Making this power plant more efficient

19. Sizing Requirements Residential  As of 2011, the average household used 11,280 kWh per year  940 kWh per month  Telephone poles and wires leading into one's house makes this possible

20. Sizing Requirements Commercial  Thicker wires, transformers, and converters are needed for the demanding commercial use  This is shown in the picture of the top of Wal-Mart