By 1866, the firm was valued at more than $1 million. In 1869, the transcontinental railroad was completed; Gilman changed the firm's name to Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company to promote the then-new concept of prepackaged tea under the Thea-Nector brand.The tea company continued to use the Great American name for mail-order purposes.n 1869, the transcontinental railroad was completed; Gilman changed the firm's name to Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company to promote the then-new concept of prepackaged tea under the Thea-Nector brand.
An electric current carries electrons from an area of high  potential to another area of low potential. Potential difference is  the condition that must exist for a current â¦ to move electrons  around.
Electric Potential Energy. â¢ Moving an electric charge in an electric field. requires or releases energy, U (Joules). â¢ (Note we use U for energy because the. electric field is E) â¢ The energy, U, is proportional to charge âjust. as the force is proportional to charge.