Energy Use in the US

The first commercial U.S. coal production

Dec 24, 1748

Coal. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 June 2016. http://images.financialexpress.com/2015/08/coal-l-reuters.jpg.

James Watt patented the modern-day steam engine which used coal.

Dec 24, 1769

James Watt Steam Engine. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 June 2016. https://www.asme.org/getmedia/4a52b8b1-4e42-4d58-8255-e98b9ae2795f/James_Watt-Energy-02.jpg.aspx?width=340.

Alessandro Volta Invents First Electric Battery.

Dec 24, 1800

Alessandro Volta first battery. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 June 2016. http://www.cellstream.com/csiwiki/images/0/03/Volta_Chemical_Battery.jpg.

First Natural Gas Well in US Is Drilled

Dec 24, 1821

Natural gas well. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 June 2016. http://image.slidesharecdn.com/shalegasbysanyamjain-160414175932/95/shale-gas-by-sanyam-jain-8-638.jpg?cb=1460656817.

Ethanol Blend Displaces Whale Oil

Dec 24, 1830

1830s Oil Lamp. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 June 2016. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODAwWDY5NA==/z/iusAAOSwG-1Wynn1/$_1.JPG.

Joseph Henry Invents the Electrical Relay

Dec 24, 1835

could send electrical currents long distances Electrical relay. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 June 2016. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Relay_Parts.jpg.

Nikola Tesla Invents the Tesla coil

Dec 24, 1883

The transformer changed electricity from low voltage to high voltage, making it easier to transport over long distances. Tesla Coil. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 June 2016. http://images.realclear.com/225972.jpg.

Automobiles Created Demand for Gasoline

Dec 24, 1890

The First Cars. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 June 2016. http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/lutzmann.jpg.

The Niagara Falls Hydropower Station opened.

Dec 24, 1896

Ontario Power Generation. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 June 2016. http://www.opg.com/generating-power/hydro/projects/niagara-tunnel-project/Tunnel%20Image%20Gallery/Sir%20Adam%20Beck%20Generating%20Complex/com_4.jpg.

Nuclear Replaces Hydropower

Dec 24, 1984

Nuclear replaces hydropower as the second-largest source of electricity in the United States, after coal. Nuclear power plant. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 June 2016. http://trinitynews.ie/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nuclearpowerpic.jpg.