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{{Short description|Process of changing something to use electricity}}
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'''Electrification''' is the process of powering by [[electricity]] and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earlier power source. In the context of [[history of technology]] and [[economic development]], electrification refers to the build-out of the [[electricity generation]] and [[electric power distribution]] systems. In the context of [[sustainable energy]], electrification refers to the build-out of [[super grid]]s and [[smart grid]]s with [[distributed energy resources]] (such as [[energy storage]]) to accommodate the [[energy transition]] to [[renewable energy]] and the switch of end-uses to electricity.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

The electrification of particular sectors of the economy, particularly out of context, is called by modified terms such as [[Mass production#Factory electrification|''factory electrification'']], ''household electrification'', ''[[rural electrification]]'' and ''[[railway electrification]]''.  In the context of [[sustainable energy]], terms such as ''transport electrification'' (referring to [[electric vehicle]]s) or ''heating electrification'' (referring to [[heat pump]]s) are used. It may also apply to changing industrial processes such as smelting, melting, separating or refining from coal or coke heating,{{Clarify|date=April 2024|reason=relation to subject unclear}} or to chemical processes to some type of electric process such as [[electric arc furnace]], [[electric induction]] or [[Joule heating|resistance]] heating, or [[electrolysis]] or electrolytic separating.