Pearl Street Station was the first central power plant. It was located on Pearl Street in Manhattan. It began with one direct current generator, and it started generating electricity on September 4, 1882.

The station was built by the Edison Electric Illuminating Company , which was headed by Thomas Edison.

References

• Edison Electric Institute. History of the Electric Power Industry. Retrieved 13 April, 2005.
• Smithsonian Institution. Emergence of Electrical Utilities in America. Retrieved 13 April, 2005.