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History Short: Electric Power: Public, Commercial, or Private?
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September 4, 2024
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1:00Now PlayingOn September 4, 1882, the Pearl Street Station opened for business in New York City, the first commercial provider of electric power to customers.
The cost of electricity, in money and to the environment, causes us to ask, “Should electric production be a government function, or should commercial plants be allowed to sell current to the public?”
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