In recent times, the human race has become increasingly dependent on everyday items and luxuries that need some sort of power to keep them going. Everything from TV, to the internet, to cookers, vacuum cleaners, transportation and beauty products all now have to be powered by something, usually electricity, but in the case of the cooker, sometimes gas. But are we overlooking power and taking it for granted?
To look at how we view power, we need to look at how our lives were without power, when we had to do many of the household tasks, such as washing clothes, cleaning the floors and cleaning the windows by hand, without the use of today's gadgets which makes these jobs so much easier and much quicker to do. The appliances and the gadgets that we have now have were created because of these times, and so that people could do everyday tasks with the help of machines, and still have some time to themselves at the end of the day.
Without power, there would be no cars, no trains, no buses or taxis - we would all have to walk to work. Without power, there would be no TV, no MP3 players, no DVD players, no cinemas, and perhaps most worryingly of all, no internet. Can you imagine a world without the internet? Without important news stories being broken on sites like Twitter and Facebook, hours before official news channels have verified and reported the story. Without the internet, keeping in touch with loved ones around the world would consist of writing letters, instead of emails. You also wouldn't be able to phone anyone, as the phones wouldn't work, and your smartphone would not only be unable to call people, but you wouldn't be able to send and receive emails or read the news because, there would be no internet.
Of course, the realities of a world without power may seem extreme, that is because they are, and very unlikely that the human race would go back to having no power as before. However, the modern equivalent of having no power would be when there is a blackout, or a power cut. These things happen when there is something like a sudden power surge, or the national grid is put under intense pressure when people are using a lot more energy - winter is a prime example of this. Because the winter can get very, very cold, a lot of people take advantage of their central heating systems or portable heaters in their homes, which use up a lot of energy. More energy usage per household in a single area leads to more pressure on the appropriate power reserves, as more and more people attempt to keep their homes warm.
When the demand for power is especially great, power generators can be very useful in creating power that can be used by the public. Power generator rental companies exist for this very reason, and they can be used by power companies and even the public to ensure that they have enough power to keep them warm during the winter.
So, next time you switch on your TV, imagine how this small gesture has a big impact around the world, and how lucky we are to have power.
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