Where Does Grounded Electricity Actually Go?

Grounding is one of the most confusing and misunderstood aspects of the grid. Current doesn't flow to the ground; it flows through the ground and back up. If there is electricity moving into the ground from an energized conductor, go back to the source of that conductor and see what's happening. For the grid, it's probably a transformer or electrical generator, in either case, a simple coil of wire.

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