How has the U.S. energy use changed since 1776?
Oil & Gas 360º
JULY 16, 2025
In 2016, biofuels —including the fuel ethanol mixed in motor gasoline—became the most-consumed U.S. The world’s first hydroelectric power plant to sell electricity to the public opened on the Fox River near Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1882. Other forms of renewable energy did not become significant contributors to U.S. renewable energy source.
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