Operating Waterside: Interesting Facts About How It Was Done [History

Abstract

Waterside was an iconic generating station built by the New York Edison Company and later operated by the Consolidated Edison Company of New York. It served as a primary source of electric power for Manhattan island throughout the 20th century. The following is not an exhaustive technical history of the station but, rather, a collection of interesting facts regarding procedures involved in operating this huge facility over the decades of its existence.