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Alessandro Volta created the "volt"
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Joseph Swan created the first light bulb even if it only lasted 13.5 hours
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Charles Brush in Ohio builds the first wind turbine to generate electricity
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when completed it was the worlds largest electric power generating station
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In the US mostly due to automobiles petroleum becomes the most used fuel for the first time
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the first nuclear power plant to provide electricity to customers in the United States
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Allowed the leasing of federal land for geothermal energy development
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the first federal facility dedicated to harnessing power from the sun was formed, it was designated as a national laboratory.
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The plan would invest in renewable energy sources, address climate change, and create more jobs for Americans.
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opened in the California desert it generates enough energy to power 160,000 homes
