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10 Historical Energy Events

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  • First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York

    First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York
    Thomas Edison builds the very first power plants in New York

  • Hydroelectric Power Plant

    Hydroelectric Power Plant
    On Sept. 30th, 1882, the first Hydroelectric power plant was placed into operation in Appleton, Wisconsin. It served a square mile.

  • First Windmill to generate electricity

    First Windmill to generate electricity
    Charles F. Brush builds the first windmill that generates electric energy.

  • First geothermal power plant

    First geothermal power plant
    The first geothermal power plant was operated in California.

  • Hoover Dam was built

    Hoover Dam was built
    The Hoover Dam was finally complete after four years of construction. It is one of the largest hydroelectric producers.

  • World's First Nuclear Explosion

    World's First Nuclear Explosion
    The first nuclear explosion, codenamed "Trinity, was launched in New Mexico.

  • First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Energy

    First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Energy
    The first nuclear power reactor to generate electricity was on Dec. 20th, 1951. Though it barely produced enough energy for a 100-watt lightbulb

  • First Nuclear Power Plant Begins Operation

    First Nuclear Power Plant Begins Operation
    This poer plant was establish in December 2, 1957 on the Ohio River. Three years later it began to generate energy for Pittsburgh.

  • First satillite in orbit to use solar energy

    First satillite in orbit to use solar energy
    This satilite used solar cells for power bcause since it's in space, it has a unlimited energy source.

  • First Wind Farm

    First Wind Farm
    The world's first wind turbine farm was build in December of 1980. It was built in the Crochet Mountains in New Hampshire.