Explain what the grid is and how it works to distribute electrical power to customers

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The grid is the electrical connection between where electrical power is produced at the power plant and how it gets connected to all the loads, residences, and industries. The grid control companies have switch gear to turn on power or turn it off in a section of the grid if there is a problem.

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The main goal of scientific management was to be as efficient as possible

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The house electrical service should be checked before installing a unit in an older house because the electrical service in many older houses:

A) Uses a different style of circuit connector that is not compatible with electric furnaces. B) Will not supply 240 V to major loads. C) Will not supply the current requirements of an electric furnace. D) Operates on DC current, and electric furnaces require AC current.

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