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Energy Use in the US

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  • Beginning of The Natural Gas Industry.

    Beginning of The Natural Gas Industry.
    William Hart dug a well to a depth of 27 and piped the natural gas to a nearby inn where it was burned for illumination. Soon many gas wells were drilled in the area, and the gas-lit streets of Fredonia became a tourist attraction.

  • Coal Replaces Wood as the Major Source of Heat in the US

    Coal Replaces Wood as the Major Source of Heat in the US
    Due to coals clean and smokeless burn it became the preferred fuel in cities in America.

  • First Oil Well

    First Oil Well
    George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on an oil well.

  • First Central Power Plant

    First Central Power Plant
    Pearl Street Station, the first central power plant in the United States, began operation.

  • First Hydroelectric Power Plant

    First Hydroelectric Power Plant
    The world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin.

  • Hoover Dam Opens

    Hoover Dam Opens
    Hoover Dam is one of the Largest Hydroelectric Dams in the World and paved the way for the massive dams of today.

  • The First Megawatt-size Wind Turbine.

    The First Megawatt-size Wind Turbine.
    The first megawatt-size wind turbine was connected to the loca grid on a mountain in Vermont.

  • Electricity Generated for the First Time by a Nuclear Reactor

    Electricity Generated for the First Time by a Nuclear Reactor
    Electricity was generated for the first time by a nuclear reactor at the EBR-I experimental station near Arco, Idaho, which initially produced about 100 kW.

  • First Modern Solar Cell

    First Modern Solar Cell
    Bell Labs announces the invention of the first modern silicon solar cell. it has 6% efficiency.

  • The First Major Solar Power Plant

    The First Major Solar Power Plant
    Solar Energy Generating Systems 1 begins operation in the Mojave desert. Subsequent additions have made it the largest solar thermal energy plant in the world.