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The History of Energy Usage in the United States

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    First Oil Well Dug in China

    First Oil Well Dug in China
  • Jan 1, 600

    First Use of Windmills in the Middle East and Central Asia

    First Use of Windmills in the Middle East and Central Asia
  • Jan 1, 1300

    The First Geothermal Heating System created in Chaudes-Aigues, France

    The First Geothermal Heating System created in Chaudes-Aigues, France

  • Karl Friedrich Mohr publishes Zeitschrift für Physik in which he lays out the foundation for the theory we now call conservation of energy

    Karl Friedrich Mohr publishes Zeitschrift für Physik in which he lays out the foundation for the theory we now call conservation of energy

  • Process to convert crude oil to kerosene discoverd

    Process to convert crude oil to kerosene discoverd

  • Solar Power first begins development

    Solar Power first begins development

  • Coal Power rises above wood as the most popular form of energy

    Coal Power rises above wood as the most popular form of energy

  • Manhattan Project develops first nuclear energies

    Manhattan Project develops first nuclear energies

  • Energy Policy Act of 2005

    Energy Policy Act of 2005
    The US Congress passes into law a bill which provides incentives for clean energy and allows subsidies and tax breaks for individuals or corporations which switch to alternative energy sources.

  • Wind Power rises to 2.5% of worldwide power

    Wind Power rises to 2.5% of worldwide power