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.
Modern urban life relies heavily on the energy transmitted through electricity for the operation of electric machines (from household appliances to industrial machines to now-ubiquitous electronic systems used in communications, business, and government) and for traffic lights, streetlights and indoor lighting.