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street light
maryland , street lights are lit using gas made from coal -
edwin drake oil driling
drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania -
Thomas Edison Invents the Lightbulb
Thomas Edison created the first successful lightbulb -
first hydroelectric dam
The first hydroelectric dam began operating in the United States. -
Automobiles - Model T
the first affordable automobile. The Model T ran on oil. -
1st Geothermal Plant
His plants were able to produce 250 kilowatts. This was enough energy to power his hotel and resort. -
The 1st Megawatt Wind Turbine
It had the capability of producing 1.25 megawatts. -
1st Solar Cells
The cells could convert sunlight directly into electricity -
1st Commercial Nuclear Power Plant
The United State's first commercial nuclear power plant was opened in Shippingport, Pennsylvania -
1st Mass-Produced Electric Car
This came at a time when California's air quality was the worst in the nation
