san francisco, ca was the first city in the us to have central electricity sold to multiple customers via transmission lines.
san francisco, ca was the first city in the us to have central electricity sold to multiple customers via transmission lines.
first city in the us to have central electricity sold to multiple customers via transmission lines?
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the california electric company (now pg&e) in san francisco in 1879 used two direct current generators from charles brush's company to supply multiple customers with power for their arc lamps. this san francisco system was the first case of a utility selling electricity from a central plant to multiple customers via transmission lines. cec soon opened a second plant with 4 additional generators. service charges for light from sundown to midnight was $10 per lamp per week.
history of electric power transmission