Toledo Edison Company

Toledo's utility company originated with the Toledo Brush Electric & Power Company in 1881. Headed by Albion Lang, the Toledo Consolidated Street Railway Company ("The Big Con") was formed in 1884, superseded by the Toledo Traction Company in 1895. By 1907, Toledo Railway & Light Co. (established in 1901) consolidated all street railways and most energy facilities of the city. By 1910, it was serving major businesses such as Willys-Overland Motors. In 1913, H.L. Doherty interests (City Service) purchased Rail-Light. Rail-Light organized the Community Traction Company for street railways in 1921, and formed Toledo Edison Company as a separate entity to provide electric, gas, and heating service; by the end of the decade, that facility was serving most of Northwest Ohio. During the war years it provided energy for area war plants. Cities Service sold its holdings to the public in 1950. Toledo Edison joined the Atomic Power Development Association research group in 1952. In 1964, Toledo Edison joined CAPCO (Central Area Power Coordination Companies). Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, financed in part by Toledo Edison, produced power for the first time in 1977. In the eighties, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison affiliated under a newly-established holding company, Centerior Energy Corporation.

From the description of Toledo Edison Company collection, 1885-1972 1894-1972. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 35570882

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