Alternative energy

Energy Use In The U.S.

By JasmineY

  • Commercial Production of Coal Begins

    Commercial Production of Coal Begins
    In 1748 the commercial production of coal began in the U.S. near Richmond, Virginia.

  • Benjamin Franklin and the Lightning to Electricity Discovery

    Benjamin Franklin and the Lightning to Electricity Discovery
    In 1752 Benjamin Franklin discovered that lightning is electricity and opened the door for the development of electricity.

  • Street Lights Lit With Gas

    Street Lights Lit With Gas
    In Baltimore, Maryland in 1816 street lights were lit with gas made from coal and Baltimore became the first city in the country to do so.

  • First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developed

    First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developed
    In 1838 the first hydrogen fuel cell was developed to generate electricity by William Robert Grove.

  • First Coal Powered Fire Station

    First Coal Powered Fire Station
    In 1882 Thomas Edison started the first coal-fired power station in New York City which supplied electricity for lighting households.

  • First Hydroelectric Power Station

    First Hydroelectric Power Station
    In 1882 the first hydroelectric power station opened in Wisconsin to create electricity from the energy of running water.

  • First Electricity Generating Windmill

    First Electricity Generating Windmill
    In 1888 the first windmill to generate electricity was developed in Cleveland, Ohio by Charles F. Brush.

  • First Liquefied Natural Gas Plant

    First Liquefied Natural Gas Plant
    In 1912 the first liquefied natural gas plant opened in West Virginia.

  • First Commercial Nuclear Power Plant

    First Commercial Nuclear Power Plant
    In 1957 the first commercial nuclear power plant went into service in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.

  • Presidential Call For Alternative Fuel

    Presidential Call For Alternative Fuel
    In 2006 President Bush called for a greater use of alternative fuels, specifically ethanol, in his State of the Union address.