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Period: to
Energy Use in The US
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Wood was burned as fuel
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First use of geothermal energy occurred
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Coal replaced wood as the predominant energy resource
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People in Boise, Idaho feel the heat of the world's first district heating system
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The US first geothermal power plant goes into operation
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1st commercial greenhouse use of geothermal energy is undertaken
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1st residential space heating begins
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Petroleum and natural gas replaced coal
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Commercial for nuclear power began
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the country's 1st large scale geothermal electricity generating plant begins operation.
