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Street lamps in the Niagara Falls were powered by hydropower.
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World's first central D.C hydroelectric station provided power for a paper mill in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Between 40 and 50 hydroelectric plants were operating in the U.S and Canada.
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First dry steam geothermal power plant built in Landerello in Tuscany, Italy. Today the plant provides power to around one million households.
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First commercial-scale development tools were placed in California at The Geysers.
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Deep well drillling technology improvements led to deeper reservoir drilling and access to more resources.
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Geothermal electric generating capacity reached a high of 1,000 megawatts.
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Congress amended the Federal Power Act to increase the environmental review of hydopower projects.
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The United States ranked among the top four countries in the World fir hydroelectric generation along with China, Canada, and Brazil. They generate 44% of tge World's ekectricity from hydropower.
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Idaho's first commercial geothermal power plant began operating.
