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Time Out. New York is always on the cutting edge. Is it any wonder that super inventor Thomas Edison would build a power plant in lower Manhattan that would provide electric light in homes for the first time? Granted, the idea of electric light was not new, but no one had figured out a practical way to bring it into the home. Gaslights were the ethod of choice. Incandescent light bulbs were not a new idea either. But the filament melted quickly. Edison developed his new system on a steamship and at the Paris International Exposition.

He tested the generators, safety fuses and other devices that would be major features on Pearl Street. The plant was a challenge. Edison needed an elaborate network of underground wiring and tubes called conduits — nearly , feet. On Sept. The gaslight era was over and the modern utility industry was born.

Next, Edison had to figure out a way to monitor how much power each customer used. Devices to measure current were already available, but they did not measure time. With an accurate electric meter finally in place, the first bill was sent to the Ansonia Brass and Copper Co.

Lights bulbs were no bargain at a dollar each. Remember, this was the 19th century. The Pearl Street station provided 59 customers over a square-mile area with service for 24 cents per kilowatt hour. Soon, the plant was servicing 85 customers. It went from being a nighttime operation to a full-time operation, expanding into Edison General Electric. But just how did the plant work?