carriers are often electrons moving through a wire.

In an electrolyte the charge
carriers are ions, while in an ionized gas (plasma), both ions and electrons are
used.[4]
The SI unit of electric current is the ampere, or amp, which is the flow of electric
charge across a surface at the rate of one coulomb per second. The ampere
(symbol: A) is an SI base unit[5]:15 Electric current is measured using a device
called an ammeter.[2]:788
Electric currents cause Joule heating, which creates light in incandescent light
bulbs. They also create magnetic fields, which are used in motors,
generators, inductors, and transformers.

Electric currents cause Joule heating, which creates light in incandescent light

bulbs. They also create magnetic fields, which are used in motors,
generators, inductors, and transformers.