Take a virtual power plant tour

Have you ever wondered how electricity is generated at a power plant?

This virtual power plant tour shows you how it's done, from start to finish, by taking you on a simulated tour. Using sound, animation, video and games to show you how electricity is produced, just as if you were there -- letting you visit a power plant without ever leaving your home.

A snapshot of the Power Plant Tour.To get started, just follow the instructions below.

What you'll need for the tour

The video power plant tour is best viewed in Netscape or Internet Explorer browsers version 4.0 or or higher with screen resolution set to 800x600 or higher. We do not recommend using Netscape 6+ browsers.

The video tour contains multimedia and requires the use of QuickTime™, Shockwave™ and Flash™:

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Tour tips

Before starting the tour, please read these instructions.

If you have problems running the video tour, please see the help page. If you need assistance, please send us an e-mail.

Start the tour

The tour has three sections, and you can start in various places:

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