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The first wind turbine rated over 1 megawatt.
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The Northwest Power Planning Council set aside 44,000 miles of Pacific Norhtwest streams, calling them "protected areas" because of the wildlife of the area.
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President signs the Energy Policy Act of 1992; helps the creation of the National Energy Strategy.
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It was said that stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions will take place by the year 2000.
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A dual-track strategy created for the disposal of the nation's extra plutonium.
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The completion of a five-mile long tunnel through the Yucca Mountain, in Nevada, to dump nuclear waste in.
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The Plutonium Uranium Extraction Facility is deactivated a year ahead of schedule.
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54.9% of the State's electricity is now provided by California's geothermal power plants.
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Wind turbines reach 2,000 megawatts.
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During this year, crude oil reached $100 a barrel and gasoline was up to $4.00 a gallon. This was the first time it was this high.
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Citations
https://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events-3
https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/lvys80DU4RHs4utLHZCH9Q==
https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/D8vAFzfz27kDdMHjNI2tPg==
https://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events-3
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Citations pt. 2
https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/FQ3klqE-j3X07HGnmpbAIQ==
https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/WqGyCrGUi9AcJad70iKpYg==
https://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=tl_nuclear
https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/uqSy7UQKLPCKbiQYafxI-Q==
https://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=tl_wind
https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/hSqq5D-2gd_10HRz7d6hkw==
https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/vS6s1x32an9JAUpLs7qIYg==
