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US Energy Use

  • Jan 1, 1300

    Hopi Indians

     Hopi Indians
    In the 1300's Hopi Indians used coal for cooking, pottery, and warmth.
  • Commercial Coal Mining Starts

    Commercial Coal Mining Starts
    Commercial coal mining starts around the world, and in the United States
  • First Natural Gas Well in Fredonia, New York

    First Natural Gas Well in Fredonia, New York
  • John Ericsson Builds Engine Powered by Sun

    John Ericsson Builds Engine Powered by Sun
  • First Oil Production Well

    First Oil Production Well
    Drilled in PA
  • Edison Perfects the Lightbulb

    Edison Perfects the Lightbulb
    With the lightbulb perfected, electricity would be in much higher demand in America.
  • First Operating WInd Turbine

    First Operating WInd Turbine
    American Charles Brush build first modern wind turbine
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Built, 120 miles from Indiana to Chicago

    Natural Gas Pipeline Built, 120 miles from Indiana to Chicago
  • Henry Ford Invents Practical Automobile

    Henry Ford Invents Practical Automobile
    The demand for gas increases dramatically in America.
  • Chicago uses Hydrogen Cells

    Chicago uses Hydrogen Cells
    First place to use hydrogen cells for mass transit