In 1882, Edison Electric opened the world’s first steam-powered electricity generating station. This station supplied a number of local consumers with electricity for lighting. At that time, aluminum was considered a precious metal and valued higher than both gold and silver. Copper, having been known to mankind
for thousands of years,
was readily available as conductive material. For Edison’s station and throughout the early development of national power grids, copper was the practical choice. Aluminum was first used for electrical utility applications in the early 1900s. For example, as reported in The Electrician journal, September 7, 1900: “The North-Western Elevated Railway Co. of Chicago have used 150,000 lbs. aluminum to equip their overhead track in Chicago, and the line was started with the new power in the spring of this year.”
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