In 1882 this U.S. inventor opened a steam-powered electricity generating station
... Thomas A. Edison launched 
the modern electric utility in 1882 with the opening of the Pearl Street Station in 
New York ... inventors, developed all the parts of the station, including a steam ... 
Not only was it the leading financial district of the United States,... [DOC] [TLE] Milestones:Pearl Street Station, 1882 - Engineering and Technology ... [PAR] For most of the 19th century, inventors in Europe and ... Arc lighting, with its open 
electric arc leaping ... to combine a central power station with a system of ... 
district, the financial capital of the United States.