claim: Temple Grandin stars Claire Danes.
evidence: Holborn Viaduct power station , named the Edison Electric Light Station , was the world 's first coal-fired power station , generating electricity for public use .. power station. power station. Holborn Viaduct. Holborn Viaduct. It was built at number 57 , Holborn Viaduct in London , by Thomas Edison 's Edison Electric Light Company .. Holborn Viaduct. Holborn Viaduct. London. London. Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison. Edison Electric Light Company. Edison Electric Light Company. The plant began running on 12 January 1882 , three years after the invention of the carbon-filament incandescent light bulb .. incandescent light bulb. incandescent light bulb. It burnt coal to drive a steam turbine which drove a 27 tonne , 125 hp generator which produced direct current -LRB- DC -RRB- at 110 volts .. steam turbine. steam turbine. direct current. direct current. It initially lit 968 16-candle incandescent lamps to provide street lighting from Holborn Circus to St. Martin 's Le Grand , which was later expanded to 3,000 lamps .. candle. candela. street lighting. street lighting. Holborn Circus. Holborn Circus. The power station also provided electricity for private residences , which may have included Ely Place .. power station. power station. Ely Place. Ely Place. Edison opened a second coal-fired power station in September 1882 in the United States , at Pearl Street Station in New York City .. power station. power station. Pearl Street Station. Pearl Street Station. New York City. New York City