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The Chinese devlop natural gas as an energy gas in 200 BC
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Otto Von Guericke invented a machine that produces static electricity
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Isaac Newton demonstrates that the "two-ness" of double refraction clearly rules out aether waves
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Benjamin Franklin tested the theory tha lighting was similar to sparks in 1752
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David Brewster invented the kaleidoscope which was energy utility founded in the United States.
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Thomas Edison built the first electric plant in New York
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Joseph John Thompson discovered electrons in 1897
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In 1935, the Hover Dam, the worlds largest hydroelctric power plant, was built on the Colorado River.
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President Carter announces the National Energy Plan which was his first major energy speech. The speech calls for the establishment of an energy apartment
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Electricity marked on the Internet.