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What do you say to describe the resuming of electricity after the electricity is off?
Can I use "the electricity resumes"
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What do you say to describe the resuming of electricity after the electricity is off?
Can I use "the electricity resumes"
the power goes out --> the power comes back on

We don't use "the electricity resumes", S.
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For sure "The power's back on" is what I would say.

If I had to write it more formally, I might go with "Electrical service (or power) has been restored."
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