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Baltimore, Maryland becomes the first city in the US to use gas from coal to light street lamps.
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The first liquefied Natural Gas plant opens in West Virginia.
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The Balaclava windmill, the world's first utility scale wind generator, is built on the shore of the Caspian Sea.
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Oil becomes the most used source of energy in the US due to the popularity of the automobile.
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The first commercial nuclear power plant goes into service in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
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The world's first self-positioning drilling ship is released into the Gulf of Mexico
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The Univ. of Deleware creates Solar One, one of the world's first photovoltiac residences.
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Nuclear energy becomes the second most utalized energy source in the US.
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Shell WInd Energy is established to focus on the development and operation of wind farms.
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North America's first hydrogen fueling station is opened in Washington, D.C.
