US Energy

Coal in Virginia

Jan 1, 1748

Coal begins to be commercially produced in Virginia.

Electricity

Jan 1, 1752

Ben Franklin discovers that lightning is electricty.

Industrial Revolution Starts

Jan 1, 1760

More machines, more factories, more energy used.

Coal Coal Coal

Jan 1, 1800

Coal becomes the primary source of energy for huge boom in railroad construction in the 1800s

Streetlamps in Maryland

Jun 23, 1816

Baltimore is the first city to light street lamps with gas made from coal.

Faraday

Jan 1, 1821

Faraday creates the first electric motor.

Bathtub

Jan 1, 1859

Edwin Drake collects first successful oil in PA and collects it in a bathtub.

Power station

Jan 1, 1882

Edison creates the first coal-powered station for lighting houses

Hydroelectricity

Jun 23, 1882

The first hydroelectric plant is built in Wisconsin

Refrigerator

Jun 23, 1913

The first electric fridge!