When Did We Get Electricity?

In 1882 Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York, which brought electric light to parts of Manhattan. But progress was slow. Most Americans still lit their homes with gas light and candles for another fifty years. Only in 1925 did half of all homes in the U.S. have electric power.Feb 26, 2015

When did human first use electricity?

Who discovered electricity and when? The Industrial Revolution kick-started our use of human-generated electricity. Most people credit Benjamin Franklin with ‘discovering’ electricity in 1752, which he did by realising that the sparks emitted from lightning strikes could generate power.