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Lights in the nineteenth century used natural gas so the need for a well was high.
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Thomas Edison invented the electric lightbulb which increased the use of electricity in the U.S. substantially.
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The first commercial hydroelectric power plant was in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Clarence Kemp received the first commercial patent for a solar water heater and two California executives bought and installed it in one-third of homes in Pasedena by 1897.
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Henry Ford's created a Model T that ran on ethanol or gasoline
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It was another alternative energy source, but i was hard to compete with other low cost energy sources at the time.
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The first commercial nuclear power plant was located in Shippingport, Pennsylvania
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a law establishing a U.S. policy promoting the enhancement of the environment and finally started to get attention for environmental protection
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This department was formed after the oil crisis in 1977 and is responsible for policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material.
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The first wind farm in the U.S.was built in the early 1980s and it produced nearly half of global production(more than 2,220 megawatts of available power.