wrul (they, iel, etc) quoted On the Grid by Guillaume Roger
Around the world and within Australia an energy transition is occurring. While engineering solutions are …
While electricity had been used for lighting in various individual uses, such as illuminations in Sydney to celebrate the wedding of the Prince of Wales in 1863 and a night football game at the MCG in August 1879 (Edwards 1969), the electricity supply industry in Australia dates from street lighting in Tamworth in 1888 (Tait 1925). The ESI is the generation of electricity in one place for consumption by one or more customers in multiple other locations[...]
— On the Grid by Guillaume Roger, David Havyatt, Stephen P. King, and 5 others (Page 5)
⸻ David Havyatt, Chapter 1 ‘History of Electricity Reform in Australia’ (pp 1–44)
Well that’s one big “I’m sorry, what?” after another, isn’t it? Alas Havyatt moves straight on through the more obvious (tramways, economies of scale, etc).