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signatoremoyesterday at 11:50 PM1 replyview on HN

Was electricity regulated in the first decade of its existence?


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SoftTalkertoday at 12:15 AM

I don't know but likely not. Factories were powered by steam then, and had a "power plant" on site. So they didn't convert to electricity until it was reliable and guaranteed.