The large amount of electricity supplied by Kyoto Dento also greatly contributed to the industrial development of Kyoto City, as it led to the inauguration of Kyoto Electric Railway (later sold to Kyoto City Trams), which was the first Japanese electric tramway, in 1895.
また京都電燈から供給される豊富な電力は、京都市の産業振興に大きく貢献し、日本初の路面電車である京都電気鉄道（後に京都市電へ買収）を1895年（明治28年）に走らせる事にもつながった。