There are many sources of energy that can be converted to electric energy. In many countries, most electric energy is produced by fossil fuels -- mostly coal, some natural gas, etc. However, in a few...
Electricity does not inherently reduce the use of fossil fuels -- in fact, the production of electric energy is one of the biggest uses of fossil fuels. There are two ways that electric power can...
Typically - you would use the fossil fuel (for example coal) to heat water to produce steam to turn a turbin which in turn spins a generator that will produce electricity.