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colonists arrive in what is now known as the united states. Their main source of fuel is wood.
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Important events in the history of energy in the united states
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Edwin Drake creates the first drilling rig to hit oil.
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up until this point, draft animals account for over half the total Horsepower of all prime movers
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Coal beats out firewood at this point as the main energy used in the united states
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hydroelectric power is made avalible in the united states
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petroleum becomes the most widely used source of energy in the United States
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Nuclear Energy becomes avalible as a source of energy.
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The first solar powered satellite is launched into space
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The country's first mass Geothermal plant opens for operation
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The first R&D in the United states on Ethanol Begins
