>>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO GPB'S LIVE EXPLORATION GEORGIA ELECTRICITY.

WE ARE LIVE IN HIRAM, AT THE INCREDIBLE GREYSTONE POWER CORPORATION, WHERE WE WILL BE EXPLORING THE POWER OF ELECTRICITY.

I'M YOUR HOST, ASHLEY.

THROUGHOUT TODAY'S SHOW, AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS LIVE.

SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS BY SENDING US AN EMAIL AT EDUCATION@ GPB.ORG OR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, YOU CAN GO TO GPB EDUCATION'S INSTALL STORY TO SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS.

WE WILL BE ASKING YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.

CHARGE THOSE DEVICES, BECAUSE HERE IS YOUR FIRST POP QUIZ.

>>> WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY?

IS IT ONE, GLASS, TWO, PAPER, THREE, DIAMONDS, OR FOUR, SALTWATER?

YOU ONLY NEED TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS TO VOTE, JUST GO TO GPB.ORG /ELECTRICITY AND SELECT YOUR ANSWER THERE, OR USE A CELL PHONE AND TEXT ONE, TWO, THREE, OR FOUR TO THE PHONE NUMBER 430-206-3151.

>>> NOW THAT YOU ARE PLUGGED IN, LET'S TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT >> I AM ANDY PAUL, PUBLIC RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE FOR GEORGIA EMC.

WE REPRESENT THE COOPERATIVES ACROSS OUR STATE.

OUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE POWER TO RURAL AREAS AND URBAN AREAS ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

WE ARE HERE AT THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TRAINING CENTER, WHICH HAS THIS TRAINING SESSION THAT ALLOWS OUR WORKERS ALIGNED IN ABOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SAFETY ASPECTS WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH ELECTRICITY.

ELECTRICITY IS A FORM OF ENERGY, RESULTING FROM THE FLOW OF ELECTRONS.

ELECTRONS ARE NEGATIVELY CHARGED PARTICLES THAT ARE FOUND IN ADAMS YOU CAN THINK OF ATOMS AS THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER.

THEY ARE FOUND IN EVERYTHING.

ELECTRICITY HAPPENS WHEN ELECTRONS GET BUMPED FROM ONE ATOM TO ANOTHER.

WE ENCOUNTER ELECTRICITY CONSTANTLY.

ELECTRICITY IS JUST NATURALLY EVEN IN OUR OWN BODIES AND IT CAN BE HARNESSED AND GENERATED FOR EVERYDAY USE.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF ELECTRICITY.

STATIC ELECTRICITY AND CURRENT ELECTRICITY.

STATIC ELECTRICITY IS CAUSED BY FRICTION, WENT TWO ITEMS OR THINGS RUN RUB UP AGAINST EACH OTHER AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A DISCHARGE OF ELECTRONS.

THIS CAN HAPPEN ON A REALLY COLD MORNING, WHEN WE ARE WALKING ACROSS THE CARPET AND CREATING THAT FRICTION, OR IF YOU JUST TWO CLOUDS COLLIDING TOGETHER TO CREATE LIGHTNING.

IN 1832, A MAN NAMED MICHAEL FARADAY DISCOVERED THAT ELECTRICAL CHARGES WHEN AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR WAS MOVED IN A MAGNETIC SEQUENCE.

THIS MOVEMENT RELOOK RESULTED IN AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT.

THIS WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE THE ELECTRICITY WE KNEW WAS THERE, BUT ALLOWED US TO HARNESS IT.

WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ELECTRICITY'S AND GENERATED THROUGH EXAMPLES OF NATURAL RESOURCES LIKE NATURAL GAS, COAL, NUCLEAR ENERGY, AND ALSO RENEWABLE RESOURCES LIKE SOLAR AND WIND POWER.

HOW THAT DIFFERS FROM STATIC ELECTRICITY, IT IS A GIANT BUILDER, ENERGY IS BEING STORED AND PREPARED FOR ONE BIG RELEASE THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE WANTING IN OUR HOMES.

WE DON'T WANT OUR HOMES TO HAVE ONE GIANT RELEASE OF ELECTRICITY AND OUR LIKES TO CUT OFF.

THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO USE TRADITIONAL GENERATION METHODS THAT WE CAN HAVE THE LIGHTS BLOWING UNTIL WE DECIDED TO CUT THEM OFF.

THE HEART OF THE POWER PLANT ARE THESE TURBINES.

THESE TURBINES ROTATE GIANT QUARRELS OF WIRE BETWEEN THESE TWO MAGNETIC.

THIS GENERATES WHAT ENGINEERS CALL ELECTROMAGNETIC CONDUCTION, WHICH CREATES ELECTRICITY.

YOU WILL SEE THE SAME, BASIC ELEMENTS, NO MATTER WHAT POWER GENERATION PLANE YOU GO TO.

CONDUCTORS ARE WHAT ALLOW US TO SEND ELECTRICITY FROM POWER GENERATION PLANT TO OUR HOMES.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A HIGH QUALITY CONDUCTOR TO GET THAT ELECTRICITY, BUT CONDUCTOR IS A MATERIAL THAT IS REALLY GOOD AT TRANSMITTING ELECTRONS.

WE THINK ABOUT METAL, COPPER, AN INSULATOR IS A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT GOOD AT CONDUCTING ELECTRONS.

RUBBER AND GLASS ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF THESE THAT IS WHY WHEN YOU SEE ALIGNMENT WORKING AROUND YOUR HOUSE, THEY HAVE ON THESE GIANT RUBBER GLOVES TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN REMAIN SAFE AS THEY ARE DELIVERING ELECTRICITY TO YOUR HOME.

WHEN ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED, IT IS TRANSPORTED ACROSS THESE GIANT WIRE STRUCTURES THAT YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MAKE TENS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VOLTAGE.

THEY TRAVEL TO A SUBSTATION, WHERE IT CAN BE BROUGHT TO TYPICALLY LESS THAN 10,000 VOLTS.

FROM THAT SUBSTATION, THAT IS WHERE THE POWER IS DIRECTED TO THE TRANSFORMERS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME, THEN INTO YOUR HOME THAT POWER YOUR APPLIANCES.

THE SAME ELECTRICITY THAT POWERS THE POWER PLANT IS THE SAME ELECTRICITY THAT POWERS YOUR HOME.

ELECTRICITY FROM A POWER PLANT IS FROM AN ELECTRIC GRID, A SERIES OF WIRES AND CONNECTORS THAT MAKE UP THIS GIANT CIRCUIT, WHICH BRINGS POWER TO YOUR HOMES.

THE WORD CIRCUIT COMES FROM THE WORD CIRCLE.

THAT MEANS, THE ELECTION A COMPLETE CIRCLE, ALL THE WAY BACK TO SOURCE.

WE HAVE OUTLET MOTORS, TWITCHES ALONG THAT CIRCUIT SO WE CAN HARNESS THE ENERGY.

WE CAN ALSO USE SWITCHES TO CREATE A SMALLER CIRCUIT WITHIN THEIR WE CAN USE THOSE SWITCHES IN OUR HOMES.

THOSE ALLOW US TO CUT ON LAMPS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

WHEN YOU SEE THOSE EVERYDAY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, LIKE A LAUGH, YOU WILL NOTICE A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS THE ELECTRONS TO FLOW IN ONE COMPLETE SEQUENCE.

WHEN WE TURN A SWITCH OFF, WE ARE DISCONNECTING THAT CIRCUIT, WHICH IS WHY THE LIGHTS CUT OFF.

WE ARE COMPLETING THAT CIRCLE WHEN WE TURN A SWITCH ON.

CLAIMANT LIFE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY WOULD LOOK A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT.

ELECTRICITY PROVIDES CONVENIENCE.

WHEN IT COMES TO HEATING UP OUR FOODS OUR HOMES, PROVIDING US WITH ENTERTAINMENT, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO SIT AT THEIR DINNER TABLE POWERED BY AN OLD LAMP DURING THEIR HOMEWORK.

ELECTRICITY ALLOWS US CONVENIENCE FOR EVERYDAY LIFE AND PROVIDES US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES.

>> WOW.

HERE TO BRING US MORE LIGHTBULB MOMENT ABOUT ELECTRICITY IS MAGGIE WITH EMC.

WELCOME I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE.

WE HAVE HEARD THIS ACRONYM, EMC, MENTIONED A FEW TIMES TODAY.

TELL US, WHAT IS AN EMC?

>> AN EMC IS AN ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP COOPERATIVE.

WE ARE ONE OF THE ONES THAT BRING POWERS TO HOME.

WE COVER ABOUT 32% OF LANDMASS TO GEORGIA AND ABOUT 43% OF THE POPULATION.

>> ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF THE STATE.

COOL.

I THINK IT IS TIME TO ANSWER OUR FIRST POP QUIZ QUESTION, IF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY?

HERE IS HOW OUR AUDIENCE VOTED.

OKAY.

A LOT OF ANSWERS FOR D, SALTWATER.

MAGGIE ME WHAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER?

>> THE RIGHT ANSWER IS SALTWATER.

>> THEY NAILED IT!

>> MADE IT!

THAT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE ELECTRONICALLY CHARGED IONS AND THOSE MOVE AROUND FREELY IN WATER AND HELP THE CHARGE TO PAST THROUGH THE CIRCUIT.

>> AND I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A LITTLE DEMONSTRATION WITH ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS TO SHOW HOW SALTWATER IS A GOOD CONDUCTOR.

TAKE US THROUGH THAT.

>> EVERYTHING YOU NEED, A LIGHT, TWO IRON NAILS, WIRES, A BATTERY SOURCE, AND SALT.

FOR SAFETY, I ALWAYS USE A SWITCH.

NOW, OUR NAILS ARE IN THE WATER.

WHEN I CLOSE THE CIRCUIT, NOTHING IS HAPPENING.

THAT IS BECAUSE PLAIN WATER IS A CONDUCTIVE.

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I ADD THE SALT.

>> OKAY, SO NOW THE CIRCUIT IS COMPLETE.

WE ARE ADDING THE SALT.

LOOK AT THAT!

WOW!

THAT LIGHTBULB LEADS RIGHT UP.

AMAZING!

>> SO, OUR IONS ARE FLOATING AROUND IN THE WATER, TRANSFERRING ELECTRONS BETWEEN THE NAILS, COMPLETING THE CIRCUIT.

>> OUR CIRCLE IS OPEN.

NO SALTWATER SERVED AS OUR CONDUCTOR.

IS THAT WHY WE SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER DURING A LIGHTNING STORM?

I'VE HEARD OF THAT.

>> YES, DEFINITELY STAY OUT OF WATER DURING A LIGHTNING STORM.

SALTWATER CAN BE MORE CONDUCTIVE THAN FRESHWATER, BUT ALL WATER IS DANGEROUS DURING A STORM.

DEFINITELY STAY SAFE.

>> THAT SOUNDS DANGEROUS.

I WILL BE LISTENING TO MY GRANDMOTHER.

THESE STUDENTS ASKED IF YOU PUT YOUR FINGER IN A LIGHT SOCKET, WHY DOES IT SHOCK YOU?

THOSE LIBERTY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HAVE GOOD QUESTIONS.

WHY DOES THAT HAPPEN?

>> THE OUTLETS IN YOUR HOUSE BRING ELECTRICITY IN YOUR HOME THROUGH YOUR APPLIANCES AND OUR BODIES ARE VERY GOOD CONDUCTORS WHEN YOU TOUCH THE SOCKET, THAT ELECTRICITY LOOKS FOR A PATH TO TRAVEL AND IT WILL BE INTO YOUR BODY.

BE SAFE WITH THOSE.

>> WE ARE THE PATH.

I'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF THAT MY WHOLE LIFE.

THESE FIFTH-GRADERS WANT TO KNOW, HOW DO BATTERIES SERVE AS AN ENERGY SOURCE?

>> EVERYBODY PROBABLY KNOWS ABOUT SMALLER BATTERIES PORTABLE FORCES FOR OUR PHONES LARGER BATTERIES CAN STORE THINGS LIKE SOLAR ENERGY, SO WE CAN USE IT AT NIGHT WHEN THE SUN IS DOWN.

>> STUDENTS FROM MILLCREEK ELEMENTARY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PARALLEL AND SERIES CIRCUITS?

SOUNDS TECHNICAL SUBMIT A SERIES CIRCUIT IS THIS ONE, IT MAKES ONE CIRCLE.

EVERYTHING FROM THE POWER SOURCE BACK AROUND IS A CIRCUIT.

A PARALLEL CIRCUIT IS MORE LIKE A LADDER.

INSTEAD OF ONE CIRCLE, YOU'VE GOT MULTIPLE PATHS FOR THE ELECTRICITY TO TRAVEL.

>> VERY NEAT.

ANOTHER QUESTION, ASHLYN FROM GWINNETT COUNTY WANTS TO KNOW, YOU CAN DO WITH STATIC ELECTRICITY?

I LIKE THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I JUST LEARNED THAT LIGHTNING IS ACTUALLY STATIC ELECTRICITY.

HOW CAN YOU REPLICATE THAT FOR US?

>> GREAT QUESTION, ASHLYN.

I HAVE A REALLY EASY EXPERIMENT YOU CAN DO.

ALL YOU NEED IS A BALLOON.

HERE IS PAPER CONFETTI.

HE WILL TAKE THE WOOL CLOTH, RUB IT ON THE BALLOON, AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TRANSFERRING SOME ELECTRONS WITH FRICTION AND WHEN WE PUT IT NEAR HERE, IT IS GOING TO PICK UP OUR CONFETTI.

>> WHAT IS GOING ON?

>> WHEN I PUT THESE NEGATIVELY CHARGED ELECTRONS ONTO THE BALLOON, THE CONFETTI IS POSITIVELY CHARGED.

THEY WANT TO BE EQUAL.

>> LIKE MAGNETS.

THAT IS SO INTERESTING.

CALEB, A SIXTH GRADER IN MRS. HUNT'S CLASS WANTS TO KNOW, WHAT ARE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN USE ELECTRICITY IN THE FUTURE, A VISIONARY THIS ONE.

>> WE CERTAINLY WILL SWITCH FROM FOSSIL FUEL TO RENEWABLES, NOT RENEWABLES, CLEANER FORMS OF ENERGY BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO STORE IT BETTER AND BE ABLE TO POWER BIGGER THINGS BECAUSE WE ARE BETTER ABLE TO USE THAT POWER LIKE LARGE FARM EQUIPMENT, TRACTORS, TRAINS, MAYBE EVEN PLANES ONE DAY.

>> WE ARE SEEING THAT WITH OUR OWN AUTOMOBILES.

IT IS INTERESTING TO THINK ABOUT THAT WITH AGRICULTURE AND FLYING AVIATION.

SINCE WE HAVE BEEN GETTING SUCH GOOD QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL, IT IS TIME FOR US TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER QUESTION.

HERE IS YOUR SECOND POP QUIZ.

WHICH HISTORICAL FIGURE HELPED EXPAND ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO RURAL AMERICA?

THE ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.

WAS IT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, ROOSEVELT, THOMAS EDISON, OR ROSA PARKS?

WHILE YOU PONDER THAT, I HAVE A BRIGHT IDEA.

LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED FROM THE SUN.

>> RIGHT NOW, WE ARE AT ONE OF GREEN POWER'S SOLAR SITE IN ELKINS, GEORGIA.

THIS PROVIDES POWER TO HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

THIS SITE SITS ON 700 ACRES AND HAS MORE THAN 200,000 SOLAR PANELS THE SOLAR PANELS WILL CAPTURE SUNLIGHT AND CONVERT THAT ENERGY TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY THAT CAN BE USED IN OUR HOME.

SOLAR ENERGY IS ENERGY WE GET FROM SUNLIGHT.

SUNLIGHT IS MADE UP OF PARTICLES CALLED PROTONS.

THESE PROTONS HAVE ENERGY AS A PART OF THEM.

WHEN THE SUNLIGHT HITS THE PANEL THAT ENERGY IS THEN TRANSFERRED INTO NEGATIVELY CHARGED ELECTRONS.

THOSE ELECTRONS ARE GOING TO FLOW THROUGH THE PANEL OVER TO THE INVERTER, THAT WILL CONVERT THE ENERGY SO IT IS THE TYPE OF ENERGY USED IN OUR HOME.

THERE IS LOTS OF WIRES INVOLVED IN A SITE LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN SEE UNDER SOME OF THE PANELS THAT THEY RUN UNDERNEATH THEM, BUT THEY GO UNDERGROUND GOES FROM THE PANELS TO THE DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT ON SITE.

THE WIRES CARRY THAT FROM THE PANEL TO THE TRANSFORMERS ULTIMATELY TO THE POWER LINES THAT TAKE IT TO YOUR HOME.

THE FIRST THING ABOUT ORIENTATION OF THE SOLAR PANELS IS THAT YOU WILL WANT THEM TO BE SOUTH FACING, IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT TO ME WITHOUT ANY SHAVING.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF RACKING SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE USED.

THOSE PANELS WILL STAY AT THE SAME ANGLE ALL THE TIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THESE PANELS BEHIND ME ARE ON SINGLE ACCESS TRACKERS.

THEY ARE GOING TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND FOLLOW THE SUN, JUST LIKE A SUNFLOWER.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE MORE ENERGY THAN A PANEL THAT STAYS AT ONE ANGLE ALL THE TIME.

WHEN IT IS CLOUDY WE WILL STILL GET ENERGY PRODUCTION AT THE SITE BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS IF IT WERE A SUNNY, CLEAR DAY.

HOW MUCH ENERGY WE GET IS THE TEMPERATURE.

IF IT IS TOO HOT, THE SOLAR PANELS DON'T LIKE THAT EITHER.

THE PERFECT DAY IS A DAY LIKE THIS, SUNNY, CLEAR, A NICE, MODERATE TEMPERATURE.

THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT SOLAR PANELS CAN BE USED.

THIS IS A LARGE SCALE SITE YOU CAN PUT THEM ON TOPS OF THE ROOFTOPS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES TO BE USED RIGHT THERE, WHERE YOU NEED THE ENERGY, OR IT CAN BE USED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND OTHER SMALL LIGHTS OUTSIDE.

THE SOLAR PANELS COME IN ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES.

SOLAR ENERGY IS ON THE RISE IN GEORGE'S NUMBER SEVEN IN THE NATION TO SOLAR ENERGY WE ARE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE SOLAR IS A RENEWABLE RESOURCE AND WILL HAVE A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS.

SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR IS THAT THE FUEL IS FREE WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING, WE WILL BE GENERATING ENERGY.

ANOTHER GREAT THING IS THAT IT HAS A FASTER CONSTRUCTION.

THAN ANY OTHER SOURCES.

IT CAN HELP US TO MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS IN THE STATE.

WE CAN'T POWER ALL OF OUR ELECTRICITY NEEDS WITH JUST SOLAR, BECAUSE THE SUN DOES NOT WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENERGY WE USE IN THE STATE.

MOST OF GEORGIA'S ENERGY WILL COME FROM NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES.

NUCLEAR, NATURAL GAS, COAL BUT A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IS FROM OUR SOLAR RESOURCES.

IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT WE GET OUR ENERGY FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WHEN WE HAVE OTHER SOURCES OF ENERGY, THEN THERE IS MORE RELIABILITY IN OUR SYSTEM, SO WHEN YOU TURN THAT SWITCH IN YOUR HOUSE, THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON.

SOLAR IS GROWING IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

IT IS NOT JUST A TREND, NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL GO AWAY, IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR VIP PANEL FOR ATTENDING TODAY.

YES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.

I WILL NEVER TAKE A SUNNY DAY FOR GRANTED AGAIN.

HERE WITH ME NOW IS TAMIKA LAMPKIN, DIRECTOR OF COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS AT WELCOME TO THE SHOW, TAMIKA I LOVE YOUR MEGAWATT SMILE.

WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOB, PLEASE?

>> I WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

I GUESS YOU CAN PUT THE C IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMMUNITY.

I WORK WITH STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO SAFELY USE IT.

>> EARLIER, WE EXPLORED A LARGE SOLAR FIELD HERE IN GEORGIA.

WHAT WE DID NOT SEE IS HOW ALL OF THAT GRASS IN THE SOLAR FIELD IS KEPT SHORT.

WHO MOWS THOSE FIELDS?

>> THAT WOULD BE SHEEP.

THEY GRAZE ON THE GRASS AND HELP KEEP THE GRASS BELOW AND FERTILIZE THE LAND.

DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF YOU SEE THEM AROUND.

>> A FLOCK OF SHEEP.

I WOULD DEFINITELY BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THOSE SOLAR SHEEP SINCE MANY OF THESE SOLAR FIELDS ARE FOUND IN RURAL PARTS OF OUR STATE, I THINK IT IS TIME TO ANSWER OUR SECOND PART OF OUR QUESTION.

SORT FIGURE HELPED EXPAND ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO RURAL AMERICA?

HERE ARE THOSE RESULTS.

I SEE.

VERY INTERESTING.

TAMIKA, WHO IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?

>> THAT WOULD BE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

>> WOW, LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT THOMAS EDISON.

I UNDERSTAND, ROOSEVELT HAS A VERY UNIQUE TIE TO GEORGIA.

>> FDR IS FROM NEW YORK, BUT HE ALSO HAD A HOME IN WARM SPRINGS, GEORGIA.

IN THE 1930s, IN THE BIG CITY, ELECTRICITY WAS COMMON, BUT IN RURAL AREAS LIKE WARM SPRINGS, NOT SO MUCH.

WHEN HE SPEND HIS TIME THERE, HE WAS INSPIRED TO CREATE THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.

THIS WAS A PART OF HIS NEW DEAL PROGRAM THAT HELPED PROVIDE ELECTRICITY AND JOBS FOR PEOPLE IN THE RURAL AREAS.

>> AND BECAUSE OF THE REA, YOU ARE SEEING THOSE RULE COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS ONE, GREYSTONE BACK IN THE DAY, WERE ABLE TO GET ELECTRICITY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THAT IS PRETTY POWERFUL.

THAT HISTORY LESSON REALLY FLIPPED A SWITCH FOR ME.

THANK YOU, TAMIKA.

>>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE WE HAVE A QUESTION COMING IN FROM REBECCA IN COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.

REBECCA WANTS TO KNOW, HOW DO ELECTROMAGNETS WORK?

THIS SOUNDS COMPLICATED.

>> NOT SO MUCH.

IT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

THEY WORK LIKE REGULAR MAGNETS, THEY SLIPPED TO METAL, BUT CAN BE USED ON AND OFF AS WELL.

>> THAT IS PRETTY SIMPLE.

YOU HAVE A COOL DEMO TO SHOW US.

TAKE IT AWAY.

>> TO MAKE YOUR OWN ELECTRIC MAGNET, YOU NEED COPPER WIRE, A NAIL, ELECTRICAL PLIERS, A BATTERY, AND SOME PAPERCLIPS.

JUST LIKE WE SAID BEFORE WITH COMPLETING A CIRCUIT, WHAT YOU WILL DO IS COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT.

FIRST NOTHING IS HAPPENING.

>> IT IS NOT MAGNETIZED.

>> ONCE WE COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT, WE SHOULD.

>> WE SHOULD SEE SOME ATTRACTION THERE.

THAT IS REALLY COOL.

SOMETIMES, OUR BATTERIES FAIL IF WE LEAVE THEM TOO LONG.

I UNDERSTAND THAT TOO.

IS THERE A WAY TO TURN OFF THE MAGNETS?

>> I THINK WE HAVE TURNED IT OFF.

WHAT WE WOULD DO IS DISCONNECT ONE OF THE CIRCUITS AND IT WOULD TURN OFF.

>> TURN IT OFF BY DISCONNECTING, BREAKING THE CIRCLE, TURN IT BACK ON BY RECONNECTING IT.

I COULD REPLICATE THAT ANYTIME.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM OUR AUDIENCE?

WE HAVE ALLIE, A FIFTH GRADER CHIMING IN FROM MS. RIVERA'S CLASS.

CAN YOU STOP ELECTRICITY FROM HAPPENING LIKE LIGHTNING IN THE SKY?

>> YOU CAN'T, LIGHTNING IS NATURALLY OCCURRING.

IT OCCURS NATURALLY.

IT IS WHETHER.

WE CAN'T STOP IT.

BECAUSE WE CAN'T STOP IT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SAFE AROUND LIGHTNING ME BECAUSE IT IS VERY STRONG, VERY POWERFUL >> WE CAN'T STOP IT.

JOURNEY IN MS. HOLLOWAY'S CLASS WANTS TO KNOW, WHAT IS A BETTER PLACE TO PUT WIRING?

I GUESS ELECTRICAL WIRES.

WOULD IT BE ABOVE GROUND OR BENEATH THE GROUND?

>> BOTH ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR ELECTRICITY, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF JOB THAT OUR LINEMEN ARE DOING.

YOU SEE THAT ABOVEGROUND IS MORE COMMON BECAUSE IT CAN BE POTENTIALLY WIRING IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AROUND IT.

IF YOU DIG AROUND IT, ARE DOING SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, NOT USING 811, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CALL 911.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT SAFE.

>> AND WE CAN FORGET THAT THIS ELECTRICITY CAN GENERATE HEAT TOO.

HERE IS ANOTHER ONE FOR YOU, MS. BOLTON'S CLASS AT VETERANS HIGH SCHOOL ASKS, WHAT IS THE SPEED OF ELECTRICITY?

>> ALMOST THE SPEED OF LIGHT BECAUSE OF THAT, WE USE WIRING AND FRICTION TO SLOW DOWN ELECTRICITY SO WE CAN SAFELY USE IN OUR HOMES AND SCHOOLS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

>> STUDENTS AT MURDOCH ELEMENTARY AND MARIETTA, GEORGIA WANT TO KNOW, WILL WE EVER RUN OUT OF ELECTRICITY?

IS THIS SCARCE?

>> NO, ELECTRICITY IS ALL AROUND US.

WE EVEN HAVE ELECTRICITY IN OUR BODIES WE WILL NOT RUN OUT, BUT WE STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF THE EARTH AND CONSERVE ELECTRICITY.

>> IT IS TIME TO TAKE OUT THOSE DEVICES BECAUSE HERE IS YOUR FINAL POP QUIZ.

THESE ELECTRICAL GUIDE WAS FIRST SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED IN THE U.S.

IN 1891.

WAS IT THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE?

THE ELECTRIC GUITAR?

THE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR?

OR THE ELECTRIC BLENDER?

SOME TOUGH CHOICES THERE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU ALL, BUT I AM AMPED UP TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT ELECTRICITY.

FOR OUR FINAL SITE VISIT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW MANUFACTURING FACILITIES HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO POWER.

>> MY NAME IS DAN MILLER, MANAGER OF SITE ENGINEERING.

WE MANUFACTURE ANIMAL HEALTH MEXICANS, LARGELY FOR PETS, LIVESTOCK, AND HORSES.

THIS SITE IN ATHENS, GEORGIA PRODUCES OVER 90 MILLION VACCINE DOSES EVERY YEAR.

THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN MANUFACTURE VACCINES WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.

HERE ON-SITE, WE USE OUR PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT.

POWERS EVERYTHING FROM LARGE CHILLERS AND AIR COMPRESSORS, DOWN TO THE COMPUTERS WE ALL HAVE, AS WELL AS MICROSOFT'S -- MICROSCOPES.

WE HAVE A LOT OF LEVELS OF STORAGE.

SOMETIMES, WE NEED TO KEEP IT COOL TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT, AND WE HAVE LARGE ROOMS HELD AT FOUR DEGREES CELSIUS AND LARGE ROOMS THAT ARE AT -40 DEGREES CELSIUS, AS WELL AS STAND UP FREEZERS THAT ARE AT 70 CELSIUS, AND ALL OF THESE ARE POWERED BY ELECTRICITY.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS BEING LEFT OUT AT HOME, IT WOULD GO BAD.

THIS APPLIES TO OUR VACCINES.

A PRODUCT WOULD GO BAD.

WE NEED IT TO BE CALLED IN ORDER FOR THE VACCINES TO WORK.

WE HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABILITY.

WE RELY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER FROM VACCINES.

100% OF THE POWER WE GET HERE IS POWERED FROM SOLAR >> HI I AM TINO JOHNSON WITH JACKSON EMC.

ESSENTIALLY, WE ARE THE POWER COMPANY.

I AM A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT JACKSON EMC.

MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE GET THEIR POWER, ESPECIALLY OUR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES LIKE IN TIME.

THIS IS A MASSIVE CAMPUS WHEN THINKING ABOUT JUST TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, THEY ARE USING AT LEAST 20 TO 30 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT YOU WOULD SEE IN YOUR HOUSE.

JUST THAT ALONE WILL BE EXPONENTIALLY GREATER THAN WHAT IT TAKES TO POWER YOUR HOME.

THIS IS A 24/7 FACILITY, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR.

THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS RUNNING.

THIS FACILITY IS NEVER GOING DARK.

WHEN THINKING ABOUT THEIR POWER NEEDS, THIS FACILITY SPECIFICALLY USES ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO POWER 1300 HOMES, OR 35 SCHOOLS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF POWER EACH DAY THAT THEY ARE USING.

>> THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S NUMBER ONE ECONOMIC DRIVER IS ACTUALLY AGRICULTURE.

FACILITIES LIKE THIS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMY IN THE PEACH STATE.

ONE OF OUR TOP COMMODITIES IS POULTRY.

FACILITIES LIKE THIS ONE HERE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR STATE, BECAUSE IT KEEPS OUR ECONOMIC ENGINE GOING I LOVE WORKING FOR JACKSON EMC, BECAUSE THE WORK THAT WE DO IMPACTS EVERYONE FROM THINGS LIKE THE VACCINES THAT GO INTO OUR PETS, THE FOOD THAT WE EAT, ALSO THE SCHOOLS WE ATTEND, TO BE JOBS THAT WE DO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS PICKING UP A TELEPHONE REQUIRES ELECTRICITY.

TURNING ON THE TELEVISION.

YOU WOULD NOT BE WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW IF IT WASN'T FOR ELECTRICITY.

AM ABLE TO HOST THIS FUN SHOW AND ANSWER YOUR FINAL QUIZ QUESTION WE ASKED, THIS ELECTRIC ITEM WAS FIRST DEVELOPED IN THE U.S.

IN 1891.

HERE IS WHAT YOU ALL SAID.

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU, THE CORRECT ANSWER IS, THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE.

IN FACT SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS WERE DEVELOPED UNTIL 20 YEARS LATER.

SHOCKING, I KNOW.

THAT IS OUR SHOW.

CHECK OUT GPB.ORG/ELECTRICITY FOR ELECTRIFYING IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES.

WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER LIGHT EXPLORATION AND JUST TO FURTHER PROVE THE POINT OF THIS PROGRAM ME LIGHTS OUT!