How does electricity work?
Electricity is created when negatively charged electrons move in sync along a conductive material through a closed circuit. This electron movement is the result of the conversion of other primary sources of energy, such as coal, hydroelectricity, natural gas, nuclear power, oil, or solar. The primary energy conversion pushes weakly-attracted electrons out of orbit around their protons, shifting from one atom to the next. Conductive materials like copper wire, which has a negative charge flow of electrons, allow the electric charges to flow uniformly as they create a positive charge known as an electrical current. 