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Basically, assume that in some timeline (don't worry about when, where, or why) electricity is discovered and figured out before the steam engine is invented.

What might happen?

Some ideas:

- Greater reliance on hydro and wind power, as thats really the only way to turn the turbines without a combustion engine.
- Possibly more decentralized electrical grid. Anyone with a windmill or a stream could set up a generator.
- When combustion engines are figured out, they'll probably be used for eletricity generation, instead of power on their own.
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