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Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod to prove lightning has electricity
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The first electric battery was invented
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First energy utility in the US founded.
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First electric motor invented by Michael Faraday.
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Edison Electric Light Co. founded
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First commercial power station opens in San Francisco
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The electric transformer is invented.
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40 to 50 water powered electric plants under construction in U.S.
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The first nuclear power station ordered.
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The first U.S. wind farm is opened.
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