Timeline Of Energy Use In The U.S.

  • Wood energy

    Wood energy
    In the 1700's wood was burned as a fuel in almost every home and business in america.it was used for space heating, power generation.
  • Coal energy

    Coal energy
    At the 1740 the united states started commercial coal mines and use more of it because it was cleaner and produce more heat.
  • oil and natural gas

    oil and natural gas
    In the 1821 someone by the name of William Hart found gas bubles forming in a creek and dug a 27 foot well,advances in drilling technology made oil and natural gas abundant and available at a cost that could compete with coal.
  • The first train to use coal as a source

    The first train to use coal as a source
    In the 1830 Tom Thumb was the first commercially practical american-built locrative.After that the coal industray bommed up.
  • First Commercial Oil Well Drilled

    First Commercial Oil Well Drilled
  • First Electric Plant Built

     First Electric Plant Built
    In New york thomas edison made the first electric plant built and turned on the switch at 3 pm on Sep 4,1882
  • First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio

    First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio
    Charles F. Brush creates the first windmill that can produce electricity
  • The First Fuel Car

    The First Fuel Car
    On 1908 Henry ford creates the first car that uses gasoline called the model T
  • World's First Geothermal Power Plant Is Built in California

     World's First Geothermal Power Plant Is Built in California
    John D. Grant built a well that ran a small direct-current generator which was used to provide electricity for lighting The Geysers resort.But because the miterals couldn't withstand the geothermal steam it failed.
  • The World's Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant Built

    The Hoover Dam finished at Colorado River in Arizona.