[Justa]

"Tesla was the one pushing DC. He lost that battle and the electric companies went with AC, which was pushed by Edison."

Not to nitpick but an important correction: It was Edison who stubbornly advocated DC power generation and Westinghouse which went with AC. Edison set up his DC generator plants in high-density areas of NYC where they were limited to powering only a few blocks because of DC's poor transmission quality (leakage). When it rained horses would sometimes get electrocuted when pulling their loads over areas where Edison's DC cables were buried. Because AC doesn't ground as readily less insulation was necessary and it could be transmitted much further from distant generator plants. It's surprising Edison held onto his DC power scheme as long as he did. His stubborness is typical of many geniuses.

[TOMH1]

A lot of Beacon Hill, Boston, especially the backside, homes and businesses were DC powered into the early '60s. Until the mid/late '50s refrigerators and some other appliances were offered in AC & DC models. There may still be some DC powered elevators on the hill. Local power company was supposedly going to stop DC service. Very expen$ive to replace DC elevators with AC versions. Some of these are in private homes.

[_Jim]

Edison set up his DC generator plants in high-density areas of NYC where they were limited to powering only a few blocks because of DC's poor transmission quality (leakage). When it rained horses would sometimes get electrocuted when pulling their loads over areas where Edison's DC cables were buried.

Because AC doesn't ground as readily less insulation was necessary and it could be transmitted much further from distant generator plants.

Where do you people come up with this kind of trash?

By posting such ill-informed technical 'reasoning' you are doing nothing but furthering more myths about something that is very well understood by quite a number of people in this world.