In the 1880s, Thomas Edison was the first to provide electricity to a wide area, focusing on a neighborhood in New York City. This began the process of providing electricity to large areas, which in turn developed economies of scale. As more people were served, costs were spread out among the customers to pay for electrical infrastructure.
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