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The world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation in Wisconsin.
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Coal had passed wood as the leading energy source for the nation.
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The first windmill was cosntructed by Charles Brush around 1888 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The U.S. dropped the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
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The U.S. dropped the second nuclear bomb on Nagasaki.
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Coal remained the dominant energy source until it was passed in 1950 by petroleum and natural gas.
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The first U.S. town is powered by nuclear energy.
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The Department of Energy, as we know it today, was created.
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The Department of Energy presents a strategy to get rid of the surplus plutonium.
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Rock Port, MO becomes the first town to be completely powered by wind energy.
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The American Energy Innovation Council convinced the government to spend more than triple spending on energy research and development.
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The first U.S. town of Babcock Ranch in Florida is powered by solar energy.
