U.S Energy events

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  • coal becomes train fuel

    coal becomes train fuel

  • ethonal tax enacted

    ethonal tax enacted

    abraham lincoln enacts an ethonal tax to fund the civil war
  • petroleum becomes major source of energy

    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

    First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York

  • First Commercial Scale Hydroelectric Plant Goes into Operation in Appleton, Wisconsin

    First Commercial Scale Hydroelectric Plant Goes into Operation in Appleton, Wisconsin

  • First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio

    First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio

  • World's First Geothermal Power Plant Is Built in California

    World's First Geothermal Power Plant Is Built in California

  • First Commercial Wind Turbines Sold to Generate Electricity on Remote Farms

    First Commercial Wind Turbines Sold to Generate Electricity on Remote Farms

  • Hoover Dam, the World's Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant, Is Built

    Hoover Dam, the World's Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant, Is Built

  • First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built in Idaho

    First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built in Idaho