The “lights were turned on” at the Edison Electric Light Company as it began operation on October 15, 1878. In short, the company provided financial support for Edison’s electric light experiments in ...

In 1897, West Side Lighting Co. and Los Angeles Electric Co. merged to form Edison Electric Co. of Los Angeles, As electricity expanded it also played a vital role in creating and expanding the ...

The company traded stock to Edison for financing, so it was renamed the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Spokane Falls and quadrupled the power output of the river.