On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 06:38:36 -0800, TimR wrote:

electrons don't actually get pulled from ground and sent to your house,
unless you have a DC supply. In AC, electrons merely bounce back and
forth a short distance, like a millionth of a meter.
The wave travels, but not the electrons. IIRC.

This is a good thought-provoking point.

The electrons do get bounced back and forth, but, isn't there "current"
in so much that *work* is being done, which requires the electrons to
actually "move"?