In 1878, he founded the Edison Electric Light Co. in New York City. When he turned on his Pearl Street power station in 1882, it became one of the first centralized electric plants in the world.

The Cleveland Electric Light Co., established on 21 June 1884, bought a power-generating station on Johnson St. (now Johnson Ct.) between Bank (now W. 6th) and Water (now W. 9th) streets and used the ...

The world’s first public coal-fired power station, the Edison Electric Light Station, was built in London and began operating in January of 1882. It was a fitting location, continuing the ...