Timeline

History of US energy use

By verellen

  • Commercial production of coal begins

    Commercial production of coal begins

  • Coal becomes the main source of fuel for the railorad companies

    Coal becomes the main source of fuel for the railorad companies

  • The first electric motor is built

    The first electric motor is built

  • Edwin Drake is the first to drill for oil.

    Edwin Drake is the first to drill for oil.
    His first findings are held in a bathtub

  • Thomas Edison builds the first coal fueled power station.

    Thomas Edison builds the first coal fueled power station.
    It was built in NYC for lighting households.

  • First hydroelectricty source is built

    First hydroelectricty source is built
    built in wisconsin

  • First windmill is made to use wind as energy

    First windmill is made to use wind as energy

  • nuclear energy becomes the second largest source of energy in the US

    nuclear energy becomes the second largest source of energy in the US

  • First car is made

    First car is made
    It can run on ethanol or gasoline.

  • First petroleum refinery is built

    First petroleum refinery is built

  • Oil becomes the most popular source of energy

  • First commercial nuclear plant

    First commercial nuclear plant

  • The first electric car is produced

    The first electric car is produced