U.S Energy

Benjamin Franklin Discovers Electricity

Jun 1, 1752

Electrical Relay

Jan 1, 1835

Joseph Henry invents the electrical relay which can send eletrical currents over long distances.

Electric Motor

Jan 1, 1837

Thomas Davenport invents the electric motor that is still used today.

Fuel Cell

Aug 28, 1839

Sir William Robert Grove developed the first fuel cell

Incandescent Lamp

Jan 1, 1854

Heinrich Gobel constructs an incandescent lamp with a filament of carbonized bamboo placed in a glass vessel.

Alternating Current

Mar 20, 1886

The first alternating current power plant went into operation in Great Barrington, Mass., on this date and went into commercial service on March 20, 1886.

Solar Water Heater

Jan 1, 1891

Clarence M. Kemp of Baltimore, Md. patents the first commercial solar water heater.

U.S to Canada Powerline

Jun 20, 1901

A powerline is created that streches from the United States border to the Canada border.

Geothermal Energy

Jan 1, 1972

The Geothermal Energy Association is formed.

World's First Solar Powered Village

Jun 20, 1978

World's First Solar Powered Village found in Arizona.