Energy Use in the U.S

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  • 1:Edwin Drake first to drill for oil in Pennsylvania and is succsesful.

    1:Edwin Drake first to drill for oil in Pennsylvania and is succsesful.

    After the company sponsoring left him Drake had to rely on friends and he luckily struck gold.
  • 2:Thomas Edison starts first coal fired power station.

    2:Thomas Edison starts first coal fired power station.

    In New York Thomas Edison began a power station using coal power.
    It supplies electricty for lighting households.
  • 3: Ford introduces the T Model

    3: Ford introduces the T Model

    Fords first production line car. Runs on gasoline or ethanol made from grain or corn. Considered first affordable automobile.
  • 4: Natural gas plant opens in Vrigina

    4: Natural gas plant opens in Vrigina

    The first liquiefied natural gas plant opened. Exact Date Unknown
  • 5:Alcock and Brown fly a plane nonstop across Atlantic.

    5:Alcock and Brown fly a plane nonstop across Atlantic.

    Powered by Shell fuel.
  • 7:Oil dicovered on Signal Hill, California.

    7:Oil dicovered on Signal Hill, California.

    Most used oil factory of the the 20's. Artist Rendering of the oil fields
  • 6:First nuclear power plant built.

    6:First nuclear power plant built.

    First commercial nuclear power plant in the United States, Shippingport nuclear power plant, was opened by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as part of his Atoms for Peace program
  • 8: Eureka is launched

    8: Eureka is launched

    First self positioning ship. Could drill in bad waters and 40 mph winds.
  • 9:US Space program succsesfully uses fuel cells.

    9:US Space program succsesfully uses fuel cells.

  • 10: President Bush calls for greater use of alternative enrgies in the U.S

    10: President Bush calls for greater use of alternative enrgies in the U.S