Energy events

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    Energy Events

  • Jimmy Carter speech

    Jimmy Carter speech
    Jimmy Carter delivers an energy speech right after the 1979 oil spill.
  • Wind Farm New Hampshire

    Wind Farm New Hampshire
    In 1980 the first wind farm was established in New Hamphire.
  • President Raegen

    President Raegen
    In 1981 President Raegen ends the price controls on crude oil and refined petroleum products.
  • OPEC Agrees

    OPEC Agrees
    In 1983 OPEC agrees to cut price of crude oil for the first time in its 23 year history.
  • OPEC Announces

    OPEC Announces
    In 1986 OPEC announced that oil prices dropped below 15$ a barrel for the first time in many years.
  • Energy Star

    Energy Star
    In 1992 the Energy Star was inrtroduced by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Winconsins First Wind Farm

    Winconsins First Wind Farm
    In 1998 Wisconsin established their first wind farm in the town of Glenmore.
  • Act 9

    Act 9
    In 2000 Act 9 was passed in Wisconsins Legislature to find public benefits.
  • President Bush

    President Bush
    In 2005 President Bush signed comprehensive Energy Bill.
  • Boing

    Boing
    Boeing high tech, 2009 super effcient 787 Dreamliner finally flew.