timeline of energy use in the U.S.

By reedinman

  • Coal is discoverd in Richmond, VA

    Coal is discoverd in Richmond, VA
    Coal is found by settlers along the James river near Richmond, Virginia.

  • First Natural Gas Well is drilled in Fredonia, NY

    First Natural Gas Well is drilled in Fredonia, NY
    William A. Hart drilled a 27 foot deep well in order to obtain natural gas.

  • Standard oil is formed

    Standard oil is formed
    John D. Rockefeller makes petroleum a major source of energy in the United States with the introduction of the Standard oil company.

  • First electical plant built

    First electical plant built
    The first electrical power plant is built in the united states by Thomas Edison in Manhattan, New York.

  • Hoover dam built

    Hoover dam built
    The Hoover dam is built and is the worlds biggest hydroelectrical plant.

  • First nuclear power plant begins operation

    First nuclear power plant begins operation
    The first large scale commerical nuclear power plant begine operation in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.

  • Creation of the US department of energy

    Creation of the US department of energy
    After the department of energy act is signed by President Carter, the Us department of energy is formed.

  • Solar one begins operation

    Solar one begins operation
    Solar one the first large scale solar power plant begins operation in Dagget, Califronia.

  • US invests 3.4 billion dollars to moderize energy grid

    US invests 3.4 billion dollars to moderize energy grid
    President Obama invests 3.4 billion dollars in the moderization of the United States energy grid

  • BP oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico

    BP oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
    A BP oil rig expoldeds of the coast Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico resulting in the biggest oil spill in US history.