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Electricity 101

Electrical cord plugged into outletLinn County REC is pleased to provide you with this educational resource. These informative links will give you a wealth of resource information on the subjects listed below. Please Note: This guide is provided for informational purposes only. If you have any questions regarding this information or your account, please contact Member Services.

  • Anatomy of An Electrical System - Set of 5 tutorial videos teaching the basics of electricity. This is brought to you through "Safe Electricity" and "AEP-American Electrical Power"
  • REC Connection E-tips - This Linn County REC ecommunication newsletter is free of charge to our members. It includes energy efficiency tips and recommendations delivered right to your inbox.
  • Questline (Commercial) - Questline is a no cost "Ask An Expert" hotline, newsletter and internet resource website. It provides technical, business, research and information assistance to our commercial and industrial consumer/members. (You will be asked to register in order to activate a membership and receive monthly newsletters. This is at no cost and you can cancel at any time.)
  • Estimating Appliance Usage Step by step instructions for determining electrical usage for a specifice appliance.
  • Basic Electrical Terms A list of words associated with electricity.

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