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In 1673, the first record of coal found in the US
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In 1748, the first commercial coal production began from mines around Richmond, Virginia.
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In 1821, the first natural gas well is drilled in Fredonia, New York.
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In 1854, the first windmill was invented by Daniel Halladay
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In 1883, an American inventor named Charles Fritts built the first genuine solar cell by covering selenium with a thin layer of gold.
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In 1885, coal eclipsed wood as the nation's leading energy source.
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in 1911, the world's first commercial geothermal power plant was built
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Jimmy Carter delivers his energy speech
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U.S. House prevents drilling for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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In 2009, the first framework for wind energy development on U.S. outer continental shelf is announced.
