In 1878, he founded the Edison Electric Light Co. in New York City. When he turned on his Pearl Street power station in 1882, it became one of the first centralized electric plants in the world.

Electricity is the movement of electrons between atoms. Its "discovery" is credited to a host of people, not the least of whom is an American legend, genius, and one of its founding fathers ...

Utility crews work on a power line along Lahainaluna Road, in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2023. When the winds of Hurricane Dora lashed Maui Aug. 8, they struck bare electrical lines the Hawaiian ...

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Tucson Electric Power officials at the kickoff of state hearings on Monday stressed the urgent need for a new, high-voltage transmission line through midtown.