Energy use in the U.S.

  • Electric Generator

    Electric Generator

    It produced electricity because of a rotating class sphere.
  • Franklin Stove

    Franklin Stove

    It used electricity to produce heat and was invented by Ben Franklin.
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine

    The steam engine modernized the transporting of goods, people, and ideas easier.
  • Coal-Gas Lighting Company

    Coal-Gas Lighting Company

    Frederick Winsor was the first person to have a factory that used coal-gas for power.
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat

    The first steam powered boat successfully crossed the Atlantic.
  • Coal Burning Locomotive

    Coal Burning Locomotive

    The first locotmotive that is powered by coal was tested in York, PA
  • Rock Oil Company

    Rock Oil Company

    The Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company was incorporated making it the first of its kind.
  • Oakland Gas Light

    Oakland Gas Light

    It was the first high-pressure gas transmission in the United States
  • Electric Company

    Electric Company

    The first electric company to produce and sell electricity was organized by George H. Roe.
  • Tesla Coil

    Tesla Coil

    Nikola Tesla invented the Tesla Coil that produces high voltage at high frequency