“Yes, it does Sir”, said Edison, answering the unasked question.” Inside the jar is a tiny wire that glows white hot when the Currents are there, so we get light and heat.”
In New York, the US financial capital, an explosion at a sub-station caused power outages and darkened most of downtown Manhattan as well as Westchester County and affected more than 650, 000 customers, power company Consolidated Edisonsaid.
Edison has said that because of manufacturing differences, Unit 2's generators did not suffer the extent of deep tube wear witnessed in its sister plant.