What would the industrial age be like without oil and coal?

Consider a civilization with the industrial age technologies. Oil and coal are rare (probably used up). All products produced by oil and coal are also nonexistent. The civilization has invented electricity and has a renewable form to produce it (for example, through a hydroelectric power station). What will be different in that world?

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