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Hopi indians use coal for heating, cooking and firing pottery
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Through the 1600s and 1700s, wood was used to heat American households. Later on, in the 1800s, it was used in steam power. Wood was then largely replaced by coal in industry, but continued to heat homes.
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Coal started to slowly replace wood in enegy production
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A man named William Hart dug the first gas well in the U.S in Fredonia, New York. Gas was used exclusively as a source of light, because at that time it was difficult to transport or to use for heating or cooking.
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Thomas Davenport developed a battery-powered electric motor he used to operate a small model car. Today his design is used in most electrical appliances.
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Thomas Edison built the very first commercial power plant, in New York
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Led by the U.S, the Manhattan Project produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II before Germany. The project made way for nuclear power plants.
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The growing number of cars makes oil the most used resource
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First framework and financing made to effectively produce wind farms
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US Environmental Protection Agency announces 1,000 pound CO2 standard per MWh
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Me, making this timeline, using these sources:
http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=timelines
http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
