United States Energy Development

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  • First Natural Gas Well

    First Natural Gas Well
    William Hart drills first natural gas well near Fredonia, NY

  • Oil first discovered

    Oil first discovered
    Oil first discovered in a well near Titusville, PA

  • Thomas Edison files for patent for the lightbulb

    Thomas Edison files for patent for the lightbulb
    Thomas Edison applies for a patent after inventing his lightbulb.

  • First Electrical Network opens in New York City

    First Electrical Network opens in New York City
    First large scale electrical supply network opens in Lower Manhattan, NY, with 59 customers

  • First Hydroelectric-specific Dam Opens

    First Hydroelectric-specific Dam Opens
    The first dam sepifically built for electrcity, the Austin Dam, opens.

  • Almost all Americans have Electricity

    Almost all Americans have Electricity

  • First Nuclear Power Plant

    First Nuclear Power Plant
    The Shippingport Reactor opens in Pennsylvania, as the first reactor to be used to generate electricity.

  • First Geothermal Plant

    First Geothermal Plant
    First commercial geothermal plant opens in California. Called The Geysers.

  • First Solar Power Plant

    First Solar Power Plant
    The Solar Energy Generating Systems open in the Mojave Desert, California.

  • Largest Wind Farm in the World Opens

    Largest Wind Farm in the World Opens
    The Roscoe WinD Farm in Texas opens, the largest in the world.