Energy Use

  • Electricity

    Electricity

    Ben Franklin discovered lightning and static electricity wa the same thing by using a kite
  • Coal

    Coal

    James Watt first invented the coal powered steam engine
  • Hydropower

    Hydropower

    Streetlamps in Niagara falls were powered by water.
  • WInd

    WInd

    The first large wind turbine was created by Charles Brush. He later created the company GE.
  • Oil

    Oil

    Ethanol was the primary fuel for cars
  • Geothermal

    Geothermal

    The first geothermal power plant was built in Italy
  • Electricity

    Electricity

    A. Goss invented the modern refrigerator.
  • Electricity

    Electricity

    The Hoover Dam was built in Nevada to bring power to rural areas across the state.
  • Solar

    Solar

    Solar panels are popular during the WWII era, due to their cheap costs
  • Wind

    Wind

    Wind turbine fields are abundant, with production about 60.000 megawatts