Decades ago, like in the 1950's perhaps, the US Navy created a training manual about electricity and electronics for its personnel (a reasonable facsimile of laymen). This was used as the basis for a book called Basic Electricity.
A friend of mine recommended this to me many years ago. I love how concise and straightforward the material is. It doesn’t assume much of anything of the reader and will take you through it pretty methodically.
On the other hand, it is not a quick way to learn electronics, which is what I was interested in.
For that (and not the grid stuff) I’d recommend Charles Platt’s Make:Electronics. It’s great.
1970:
https://www.amazon.ca/Basic-Electricity-Bureau-Naval-Personn...
2002:
https://www.amazon.ca/Handbook-Basic-Electricity-Naval-Perso...
2020:
https://www.amazon.ca/Basic-Electricity-Bureau-Naval-Personn...