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The dutch start building windmills. The Dutch developed the windmill which they used ground spices, and sawed wood to build
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First electric battery invented by Alessandro Volta. The “volt” is named after his name
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The California Electric Company is known as the first company to provide and sell electricty to San Francisco
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Thomas Edison built the first commercial electric power plant
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The world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation in Wisconsin.
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First natural gas pipeline built. 120 miles long, from Indiana to Chicago!
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The very first electric vacuum cleaner was made
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The first U.S. town is powered by nuclear energy
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Rock Port, MO becomes the first town to be completely powered by wind energy
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The first U.S. town of Babcock Ranch in Florida is powered all by solar energy.