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Coal is found near Richmond Va.
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Natural gas is discovered by William hart in Fredonia,NY.
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Energy for natural Hot Springs begins to be used in the US to heat homes and spas.
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The first hydroelectric power plant had direct power stations used to power arc and inncandescent lighting.
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First solar water heater is patented in the U.S.
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A "New Deal" Program, TVA was the first to make water power plants.
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Built in Grandpa's knob Vt, this was the first wind turbine built to produce electricity.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is home to the first continuously operated Nuclear reactor, called the Graphite Reactor.
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The first ground source gethermal heat pump is installed in the Commonwealth building in Portland,Oregon.
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Built in Shippingport Pa, Named Shippingport Atomic Power Station, this was the First Nuclear power plant in the U.S.
