Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
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gptkbp:address |
gptkb:Pearl_Street,_Manhattan
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:destroyedBy |
gptkb:fire
1890 |
gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pearl Street Station
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gptkbp:initialCapacity |
about 100 kilowatts
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:notableFor |
first to provide electric lighting to multiple customers from a central location
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gptkbp:numberOfCustomersAtOpening |
about 85
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gptkbp:numberOfCustomersAtPeak |
about 500
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gptkbp:opened |
1882
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gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Edison_Illuminating_Company
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gptkbp:operatingSystem |
110 volts DC
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gptkbp:powerSource |
gptkb:coal
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
alternating current power stations
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gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:Lower_Manhattan
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gptkbp:significance |
first central power plant in the United States
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gptkbp:technology |
Edison dynamos
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gptkbp:type |
direct current
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Edison_Electric_Illuminating_Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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