Energy Use In The U.S. By stone_mason Feb 3, 1748 Coal First used in the U.S. in 1748 first coal commercial use of coal, in richmond, virgina May 4, 1821 First Natural Gas Well In U.S. Drilled Dug in Fredonia, New York Feb 3, 1830 Ethonal Used In Lamps Jun 5, 1859 First commercial oil well made, Feb 3, 1870 John D, Rockefeller develops pertroleum Feb 3, 1888 First windmill made to made electricity developed Feb 3, 1921 First Geothermal Plant built in us Feb 3, 1935 Hover Dam Built, world largest hydrolic power plant Feb 3, 1951 First Nucular Power Plant To Make Electricity Feb 3, 1960 First US Satalite uses solor power cell to orbit earth