WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
Profile America — Tuesday, September 30th. On this date in 1882, the world's first hydroelectric power plant began operating on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. Inspired by Thomas Edison, a man named H.F. Rogers built the facility, using a water wheel to power the lights in the Appleton Paper and Pulp Company, a nearby building, and his home. Soon, hydroelectric power plants were spurring industrial growth in many parts of the country. Today, water-generated electricity accounts for around 6.75 percent of power in the U.S., coming from 384 hydroelectric power establishments. Nationally, 39 percent of the more than 4 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity generated is from coal-fired plants, followed by those using natural gas, and nuclear power. Profile America is in its17th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources: Kane's Famous First Facts, 3462
http://www.indiana.edu/~sierra/papers/2010/dietrick.html
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_hydro_2.html
http://www.eia.gov/energy_in_brief/article/renewable_electricity.cfm
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/sec7_5.pdf
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=BP_2012_00A1&prodType=table NAICS 221111
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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