Modern urban life depends heavily on the power transmitted through electrical energy for the operation of electrical machines (from household home equipment to industrial machines to now-ubiquitous digital methods used in communications, enterprise, and government) and for traffic lights, streetlights and indoor lighting.
Kawéntenan urip ring kota mapaiketan pisan ring energi sané kasalurang nganggén listrik sané kaanggén nguripang sami pakakas listrik (ngawit saking pakakas ring pakubon ngantos pakakas ring genah industri punika ngawinang tata elektronik sané mangkin wénten ring dijadija kawigunayang ring komunikasi, bisnis, miwah pamréntahan) miwah sané kaangén ring lampu lalu lintas, lampu ring marginé miwah panerangan ring kamaré.