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coal becomes train fuel
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ethonal tax enacted
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petroleum becomes major source of energy
jhon d. rocjefeller forms standard oil and develops petroleum -
First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York
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First Commercial Scale Hydroelectric Plant Goes into Operation in Appleton, Wisconsin
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First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio
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World's First Geothermal Power Plant Is Built in California
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First Commercial Wind Turbines Sold to Generate Electricity on Remote Farms
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Hoover Dam, the World's Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant, Is Built
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First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built in Idaho