WASHINGTON, June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
SAN FRANCISCO WIRED
Profile America — Wednesday, June 29th. The first electric power company in America, and perhaps the world, was formed this week in 1879 in San Francisco. This was nearly four months before Thomas Edison successfully tested his practical incandescent light bulb, but there was no lack of customers. The power supplied by the California Electric Light Company illuminated some three dozen arc lamps in downtown hotels and businesses. This electric supplier was the predecessor to the current Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Today in the U.S., there are over 7,500 electric power distribution establishments, employing around 360,000 workers. Utilities in general, including water, sewer and gas, employ around 638,000 workers, and have annual revenues of more than $530 billion. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Kane's Famous First Facts, 3457
Electric power generation & distribution/NAICS 2211: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/BP/2014/00A1//naics~221122
Utilities employment/NAICS 221: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/BP/2014/00A1//naics~221
Utilities revenues/NAICS 221: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ECN/2012_US/00A1//naics~221
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu).
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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