[DOC] [TLE] Pearl Street Station - Wikipedia [PAR] Pearl Street Station was the first central power plant in the United States. It was 
located at 255-257 Pearl Street in Manhattan on a site measuring 50 by 100 feet (
15 by 30 m), just south of Fulton Street and fired by coal. It began with one direct 
current generator, and it started generating electricity on September 4, 1882, ... 
They were removed and replaced with new engines from Armington & Sims... [DOC] [TLE] Milestones:Pearl Street Station, 1882 - Engineering and Technology ... [PAR] Jan 27, 2016 ... Although cutting-edge for its day, Pearl Street station could power only a tiny ... 
Thomas Alva Edison established the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of 
New York, now ... For most of the 19th century, inventors in Europe and in North 
... Arc lighting, with its open electric arc leaping between two carbon... [DOC] [TLE] Pearl Street Station - Engineering and Technology History Wiki [PAR] Although cutting-edge for its day, Pearl Street station could power only a tiny ... 
With the opening of the Pearl Street station in lower Manhattan at 3 o'clock in the 
... New York City politicians were initially skeptical and rejected Edison's ... Not 
until the spring of 1882 was a successful design for an electric meter available. [DOC] [TLE] Edison's Pearl Street Station Recognized With Milestone - IEEE ... [PAR] Jul 27, 2011 ... IEEE honors the world's first central power station. ... utility in 1882 with the 
opening of the Pearl Street Station in New York City, ... The successful invention 
of the Edison light bulb called for a central station to supply power. [DOC] [TLE] Con Edison: Con Edison - the history of con edison [PAR] Another inventor, Birdsill Holly of Lockport, heated his house, and later much of 
the town, with steam. By 1882, steam was being used in cities across America. ... 
With the opening of Pearl Street Station, it was now possible for homes and ... 
1932  The New York Edison's parent company was the largest company in the... [DOC] [TLE] For What It's Worth - Today in history: 4 September 1882 - The first ... [PAR] ... the first investor-owned electric utility in 1882 on Pearl Street Station, New York 
City. ... 1882, that Edison switched on his Pearl Street generating station's 
electrical power ... But arc lamps gave off a harsh light, and while many inventors 
tried to create a ... With the opening of Pearl Street, it was now possible for homes 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Off Goes the Power Current Started by Thomas Edison - The New ... [PAR] Nov 14, 2007 ... Con Edison's original power plant on Pearl Street. ... opened his Pearl Street 
power station on Sept. 4, 1882. Con Ed will now only provide ... out of Manhattan 
because the early backbone of New York's electricity grid was built ... The great 
American inventor was not nearly the mathematician Tesla was, and... [DOC] [TLE] Edison's 1882 Pearl Street Station - Alevo [PAR] Sep 4, 2015 ... On September 4th, 1882 at 3 p.m. The Pearl Street Power Station ... It was the 
invention of Edison's light bulb that demanded a need for a central station. ... This 
day also marked the beginning of New York's electricity grid. [DOC] [TLE] Lighting A Revolution: 19th Century Consequences [PAR] (Thomas Edison, to New York Sun reporter, 1882). "Electricity is a modern ... 
Edison's statement indicated his pleasure upon opening the Pearl Street station. 
But even he would have had difficulty predicting the consequences of his 
invention. It stimulated a lighting ... Electric Power Plants & Transmission Grids. "
Someday I'll... [DOC] [TLE] History of Electrification Sites - Edison Tech Center [PAR] The first methods used to power both DC and AC generation plants were coal-
fired ... 1882: Miesbach to Munich, Germany- longest DC transmission to this date
: 1400 volts ... Company builds New York's first power plant at the Pearl Street 
Station. ... problems the Deptford Power Station is forced to delay opening until 
1891. [DOC] [TLE] On

Question: In 1882 this inventor opened the Pearl Street Power Station in New York
Answer: Thomas Edison