The recent outbreak of once-in-a-century cold weather in the US state of Texas led to a surge in electricity consumption, and the low temperatures also led to ice jams in natural gas pipelines, which halted the operation of some natural gas-fired generating units. The lack of output coupled with the surge in electricity consumption destroyed the Texas power system in one fell swoop. Even a cup of hot water was said to be a luxury for Texans during this historically cold weather.
Electricity has gradually become a part of human life since its discovery by Franklin, and if we don't have it, we don't even realize how important it is, and feel that it's a natural thing to do, and that it's habit-forming.
Clothing, food, housing, transportation and other aspects, leaving the electricity you can not imagine. Not to mention the role of the air conditioner and heater, is the cell phone is not charged, the TV can not open, the computer can not use this thing is enough to people in despair.
So the importance of electricity to modern society is self-evident, and one of the most important things is dependence.
This kind of dependence, from the country to the individual all can not be bypassed. It's an important pillar of the national economy, and it's also an important part of our personal lives, which are all dependent on electricity and the energy it provides. In addition to heating can be solved by burning a fire, there is a need is not dependent on electricity? Even running water needs the power of a pump to bring it up the stairs. It's the fuel needed to make a fire, some of which also requires electricity to produce, such as chainsaws for cutting wood, and so on.
The all-encompassing penetration of electricity into modern life makes it impossible to give many examples of people who don't rely on electricity. And to discuss the importance of electricity to modern society, one might as well imagine what it would be like to live without it.
If there is no electricity, all the entertainment programs in the modern society will not be able to carry out, singing can not be heard, TV can not watch, probably only square dance.
Without electricity, the abundant supply of materials in modern society would probably disappear, not to mention the problem of production, or transportation is also very difficult to accomplish.
Of course, many similar examples can be cited, in short, a sentence, the human dependence on electricity, has been deep into the bone, once the lack of a serious problem.