Pioneering Charlotte civil rights attorney Julius Chambers dies. Pioneering civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers â a crusader for equality whose landmark cases led to integrating Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools â died late Friday after months of declining health.
As it gets closer to your house it goes to a sub station where the voltage is lowered and then sent on its way. It finally arrives in your neighborhood and is sent to a transformer where the voltage is lowered to 220 volts. This is what comes into your house and goes to the circuit breaker box. The next section describes a bit of technical mumbo jumbo about sine waves and phase relationships.
The standard voltage of a home electrical outlet in the United States is 120 volts, although the actual voltage supplied may be as low as 110 volts, due to line conditions. A few appliances, like stoves and electric dryers, may use 240 volts, which require special wiring and outlets.