FIRST - World's First Hydroelectric Central Station
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World's First Hydroelectric Central Station in Appleton, WI.
Waymark Code: WM2030
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2007
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On this site November 25, 1882 the Appleton Edison Light Co. began operating the Vulcan Street Central Station in the first Edison Hydroelectric System in America. The plant began operation only twenty-six days after Thomas Edison's first steam plant began operating on Pearl Street in New York. On September 30, 1882, an Edison "K" type dynamo produced electricity from a water-powered turbine to light three buildings (two paper mills and the H.J. Rogers home), at a rate of about 12 1/2 kilowatts. It is the first Edison hydroelectric central station to serve a system of private and commercial customers in North America. The story of its development provides keen insight into the nation's first experiences with the electric light.
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Date of FIRST: 11/25/1882
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