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Thw first form of power in the U.S came from the water-mill design. The water would turn the wheel, making it operate gears which could help spin cotton or grind grain or saw through lumber.
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Coal mines began operating throughout the East Coast. Coal was burned for heat and to produce steam to power steam engines.
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Virginia opens up the first commercial coal company in North America. They send the products back to Britain.
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Ben Franklin suspected that lightining carried an electrical current. He tested this theory in 1752.
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Hart dug a 27 foot deep well in order to obtain natural gas from under the surface. Natural gas was used in streetlights and lanterns from here on.
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Edison invents the first commercialy practical incandescent lightbulbs!
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Edison opens the first electric plant in New York to provide power.
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The first nuclear power plant in the US was built as part of the "Atoms for Peace" program. Massive amounts of energy were created.
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America's first commercially viable oil well is dug in Pennsylvania. Oil becomes an excellent power source for larger machines and factories through burning it.
