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A step up transformer has more turns of wire on the secondary coil,

which makes a larger induced voltage in the secondary coil.
It is called a step up transformer because the voltage output
is larger than the voltage input.
If the secondary coil has twice as many turns of wire
then the output voltage will be twice the input voltage.

The transformer equation relates the number of turns of wire

to the difference in voltage between the primary and secondary coils.

Vp
/Vs = Np/Ns
Where Vp is the voltage in the primary coil.
Vs is the voltage in the secondary coil.
Np is the number of turns of wire on the primary coil.
Ns is the number of turns of wire on the secondary coil.

It is called a step down transformer because the voltage output

is smaller than the voltage input.
If the secondary coil has half as many turns of wire
then the output voltage will be half the input voltage
(see transformer equation).

Decreasing the voltage does not decrease the power.

As the voltage goes down, the current goes up.

Electricity is generated on a large scale at power stations

and then transmitted through cables (called the National Grid)
to factories and homes. Copper cables carrying the electricity are buried in the ground
or aluminium cables are suspended from pylons.
Aluminium is used because it has a low density
and can safely be suspended from inexpensive thin pylons.
Pylons have the disadvantage that they look ugly on the landscape
but have the advantage of easy access to the cables
for maintenance and repair.
Transmission using pylons is cheaper than burying cables underground.

Transformers are used to produce a very high voltage

for the transmission of electricity, to minimize energy loss.