Education Centre

Electricity is essential to our daily lives. Can you imagine what your life would be without it?

No lights. No television. No Internet. And so much more.

Yet most of us never have a reason to think about where the power comes from to arrive at our homes.

ERM has created this education centre to help you understand the basics of electricity.

On these pages, you can access flash animations to take you on the journey from gas to power. You can also read fact sheets and learn more about ERM's generation projects - where they are, and what makes them special.

But firstly:

click here for definitions of many of the industry terms you'll see on this website

And click here to read about how power is measured, and what the different units mean.

Understanding these terms will help you as you navigate your way around this site.