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Electric Battery Invented
Alessandro Volta created the "volt" -
The First Incandescent Lightbulb
Joseph Swan created the first light bulb even if it only lasted 13.5 hours -
Wind turbine
Charles Brush in Ohio builds the first wind turbine to generate electricity -
Hoover Dam
when completed it was the worlds largest electric power generating station -
Petroleum most used fuel
In the US mostly due to automobiles petroleum becomes the most used fuel for the first time -
Shippingport Reactor
the first nuclear power plant to provide electricity to customers in the United States -
Geothermal Steam Act
Allowed the leasing of federal land for geothermal energy development -
Solar Energy reasearch Institute
the first federal facility dedicated to harnessing power from the sun was formed, it was designated as a national laboratory. -
New Energy for America
The plan would invest in renewable energy sources, address climate change, and create more jobs for Americans. -
worlds largest solar plant
opened in the California desert it generates enough energy to power 160,000 homes
