A central station was the name given to the first generation of
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many ...
s in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Prior to the establishment of
electricity grid
An electrical grid is an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers. Electrical grids vary in size and can cover whole countries or continents. It consists of:Kaplan, S. M. (2009). Smart Grid. Electrical Power ...
s, central stations were as yet unconnected with one another, each being the sole source of electrical supply to nearby consumers.
Central Stations played a key role in the development of
electric vehicles: the
Electric Vehicle Association of America (EVAA) had representatives from 10 central stations when it was founded in 1910. The
New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...
section of the EVAA, founded in 1909 was called the “Electric Vehicle and Central Station Association”. The monthly official journal of the EVAA was called ''The Central Station'' published by
Harry Cushing Jr. and edited by
Newton Harris.
Cushing and Harris published ''Central Station Management'' in 1916.
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