Energy use in US By melat6 Aug 28, 1740 commercial coal mining starts May 24, 1787 John Fitch invents the steamboat Feb 13, 1821 First natural gas well drilled in Fredonia, New York Sep 13, 1859 First oil production well drilled in Pennsylvania Apr 30, 1891 First natural gas pipeline built. 120 miles long, from Indiana to Chicago Jan 11, 1977 The Voyager 2 spacecraft's electricity is generated by the decay of plutonium pellets Jul 8, 1998 Chicago adds hydrogen cell buses to mass transit Mar 6, 2012 Coal is the dominant source of electricity in the United States Nov 30, 2012 President Bush approves an energy policy that looks at nuclear energy as a significant part of America's energy Dec 4, 2012 hydro powered energy
