Major Energy Events of the US

By wfi974
  • Period: 30,000 BCE to 6000 BCE

    Discovery of Fire

    Started from about 3.4 million years ago. Fire used wood as fuel.
    Source
  • First usage of coal in the US
    Jan 1, 1300

    First usage of coal in the US

    Hopi Indians first used coal in America
    Source
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    Industrial Revolution reaches the US

    Industrialization in the US increases the demand for coal for power.
    Source
  • First Steam Locomotive built in the US

    First Steam Locomotive built in the US

    Peter Cooper designs and builds the first steam locomotive, the "Tom Thumb"
    Source
  • Oil discovered in Oil Creek, Pennsylvania

    Oil discovered in Oil Creek, Pennsylvania

    Bissell and Drake successful made the first commercial drilling rig for oil.
    Source
  • Edison invents the incandescent light bulb

    Edison invents the incandescent light bulb

    The light bulb will increase demand for more electricity
    Source
  • New York "electrified"

    New York "electrified"

    Edison Illuminating Company brings electricity to NYC
    [Source](www.edisontechcenter.org/HistElectPowTrans.html)
  • First Hydroelectric Plant in the US

    First Hydroelectric Plant in the US

    Located on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin
    [Source](www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_hydro_1.html)
  • First Wind Turbine in the US

    First Wind Turbine in the US

    Charles F. Brush installs a turbine near his mansion to power his batteries in the cellar Source
  • First nuclear power plant in the US

    First nuclear power plant in the US

    Shipping Atomic Power Station located near the Ohio River
    Source