Energy in the US By juliana1495 Period: Feb 2, 1800 to Feb 2, 2013 energy Dec 20, 1888 First Windmill to Generate Electricity First Windmill to Generate Electricity May 27, 1927 First Commercial Wind Turbines Sold to Generate Electricity Jul 30, 1935 The Hoover Dam is Built Dec 20, 1951 First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity May 27, 1960 GE Develops Hydrogen Fuel Cells Jul 22, 1962 First Geothermal Electric Plants Jun 3, 1975 Federal Involvement Advances Wind Energy Technology Aug 4, 1977 US Department of Energy Created Feb 2, 1981 First Large Scale Solar-Thermal Power Plant Feb 6, 2003 Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
