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Historical Energy Events

By mwettach
  • Production of Coal Begins

    Production of Coal Begins

    Commercial Production of Coal in the US began in Richmond, Virginia.
  • Discovery of Electricity in Lightning

    Discovery of Electricity in Lightning

    Benjamin Franklin was the first person to disover that lightining is simply electricity. This open many doors for later inventions.
  • Coal Became PRimary Fossil Fuel

    Coal Became PRimary Fossil Fuel

    Coal became used in all railway systems, and also was introduced into being used in homes.
  • First Street Light Lit

    First Street Light Lit

    The first gas street light was lit fueled by coal. This happened in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • First Electric Motor

    First Electric Motor

    Michael Farady created the first electric motor ever.
  • The First Light Bulb

    The First Light Bulb

    Thomas Edison created the light bulb using electricity. His invention is still used today.
  • Hydroelectric Power

    Hydroelectric Power

    In Wisconsin, the first hydroelectric power station was invented. This created electricity from running water.
  • Invention of the Car

    Invention of the Car

    Henry Ford created the first car, called the Model T. It was fueled by gasoline which was a mixture of coal and corn.
  • First Gas Plant Opens

    First Gas Plant Opens

    In West Virginia, the first liquefield natural gas plant opened.
  • Oil discovered in Cali.

    Oil discovered in Cali.

    An Oil field was dicovered in Signal Hill, Cali. It is still one of the most prolific in US history
  • First Nuclear Power Plant

    First Nuclear Power Plant

    In Shippingport, Pennsylvania, the first nuclear power plant went into service. It made energy by splitting atoms apart.
  • First Solar Panels

    First Solar Panels

    The University of Delaware invented the first Solar Panels to be used in homes
  • The First Hybrid Car

    The First Hybrid Car

    General Motors Corp. created the first hybrid car called the Impact
  • Call for Alternative Energy Sources

    Call for Alternative Energy Sources

    President George Bush stated in his State of Union address that the US was going to use alternatice sources for energy,