How American energy helped build 250 years of freedom and opportunity

The United States has relied on energy resources to fuel economic development since the 1859 completion of the first commercial oil well in Pennsylvania. Energy production has supported the expansion of transportation, manufacturing, electrical grids, and computing infrastructure over subsequent decades. The U.S. energy sector currently includes oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable power sources that supply electricity and fuel to residential, commercial, and industrial users.

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