Historical Energy Events

By melissa_hu
  • Electric Battery

    Electric Battery

    First electric battery created by Alessandro Volta
  • Lightbulb Invented

    Lightbulb Invented

    Thomas Edison evented the light bulb
  • Pearl Street Station launched

    Pearl Street Station launched

    Thomas Edison launches first modern electricity generating station called Pearl Street Station
  • First Hydroelectric Power Plant

    First Hydroelectric Power Plant

    Opened in the U.S. at Appleton, Wisconsin
  • First geothermal plant

    First geothermal plant

    First geothermal power plant in the US at the Geysers, Arkansas by John D. Grant
  • Atomic Energy Act of 1946

    Atomic Energy Act of 1946

    Determined how the United States federal government would control and manage nuclear technology
  • First Nuclear Power Reactor

    First Nuclear Power Reactor

    First nuclear power reactor built to generate energy in Idaho. (Experimental Breeder Reactor)
  • Atoms for Peace Speech

    Atoms for Peace Speech

    Dwight D. Eisenhower advocates for peaceful use of nuclear power
  • First Commercial Power Plant

    First Commercial Power Plant

    Opened in Shippingport, Pennsylvania and thereafter began to serve the Pittsburgh Area
  • Energy Policy and Conservation Act

    Energy Policy and Conservation Act

    Established the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Reduced impact of severe energy supply interruptions. Signed by President Gerald Ford