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Michael Faraday invented the electric motor, which could convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE FOR THIS EVENT.
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Thomas Edison perfects the incandescent lightbulb for commercial use.
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In 1897, the Niagara Falls hydropower station opened, providing electricity to the local are initially.
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The first geothermal power generator was tested on July 4, 1904 in Tuscany, Italy. Later in 1913, the first dry steam geothermal plant was built in the same location. It now provides power to 1 million households.
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In 1950 (no specific date) oil became the most used energy source in the United States due to the rise in the amounts of automobiles.
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The United States opened its first nuclear power plant in Shippingport.
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In 1990, the annual production of coal topped 1 billion tons (no specific date).
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This is largest solar energy generating facility in the world, located in the Mojave Desert in California. It is made up of 9 different facilities commissioned between 1984 and 1991. There is no exact date for this event, since it spanned over a range of time.
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Congress passed the Energy Policy Act, which promoted the usage of energy that avoided greenhouse gases. This included clean coal and renewable energy.
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This was the creation of the dam with the largest hydroelectric potential in the world.
